anewji

Tarifit

Alternative forms

  • anebji

Etymology

From earlier anebgi, from Proto-Berber [Term?]. The root has reconstructed as *bgw. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Cognate with Central Atlas Tamazight anbgi (guest), Tashelhit inbgi (guest), Kabyle inebgi (guest), Tachawit aniji (guest), Northern Saharan Berber anijiw (guest), Northern Saharan Berber anebji (nomad), Tuareg tejuhe (witness).

Noun

anewji m (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵏⴻⵡⵊⵉ, plural inewjiwen, feminine equivalent tanewjiwt)

  1. guest

Declension

Inflection of anewji
singular plural
free state anewji inewjiwen
construct state unewji yinewjiwen