ⵡⵔⵉⵖ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Berber *w-r-ɣ, from Proto-Afroasiatic *wVraq- (“green”). Cognate with Proto-Semitic *waraḳ-, see there for more. Hardly borrowed from Arabic وَرَق (waraq) for semantic reasons.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wriɣ/
    • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA(key): [urɪ̙̞ʁ]

Verb

ⵡⵔⵉⵖ • (wriɣ)

  1. to be yellow (color)

Derived terms

References

  • Penchoen, Thomas G. (1973) Tamazight of the Ayt Ndhir (Afroasiatic dialects; 1)‎[1], Los Angeles: Undena Publications, →ISBN, page 106
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