aḥenjir

Tarifit

Alternative forms

  • aḥenjyar — Central Tarifit

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic خنزير (ḵanzīr, “pig”). Substitutive borrowing to avoid terms of endearment for children due to the belief they may be harmed by spirits.

Noun

aḥenjir m (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵃⴻⵏⵊⵉⵔ, plural iḥenjirn, feminine equivalent taḥenjirt)

  1. child
  2. boy, young man

Declension

Inflection of aḥenjir
singular plural
free state aḥenjir iḥenjirn
construct state uḥenjir yiḥenjirn

References

  • Kossmann, Maarten (2013) The Arabic Influence on Northern Berber (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics; 67), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 92
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