warɣ

Tarifit

Etymology

From Proto-Afroasiatic *wVraq- (“green ~ yellow”). Cognate with Egyptian wꜣḏ (“green”), Proto-Semitic *waraḳ- (“green, yellow, leaf”) and Central Atlas Tamazight ⵡⵔⵉⵖ (wriɣ, “yellow”).

Pronunciation

Verb

warɣ (Tifinagh spelling ⵡⴰⵔⵖ)

  1. (intransitive) to be yellow, to become yellow
  2. (intransitive) to be pale
  3. (intransitive) to wither (plant)

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

  • Verbal noun: tuwreɣ (“yellowing”)
  • awraɣ (“yellow”)
  • uraɣ (“gold”)
  • muwriɣ (“yellow person”)
  • awarɣi (“gilded”)
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