ayyur

Kabyle

Alternative forms

Noun

ayyur m (construct state wayyur, plural ayyuren, plural construct state wayyuren)

  1. moon
    Twalamt ayyur deg yigenni?
    Did you pl see the moon in the sky?
  2. month
    Gezzmeɣ acebbub-iw yal ayyur.
    I get a haircut every month.

Tashelhit

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *aʔ/βyur.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ajːur/
  • Audio (Imsouane):(file)

Noun

ayyur m (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵢⵢⵓⵔ, construct state wayyur, plural irn, plural construct state yirn)

  1. moon
    isqsa iy uslmad ɣ manik snaḥya wayyur d wakal.
    the teacher asked me how the moon differs from the earth.
  2. month
    Ayyur-ad d-yuckan, rad ig Kṭubr.
    Next month will be October.

References

  1. ^ van Putten, M. Nouns of the CVC and CC type in Berber
  • Stroomer, Harry (2025) Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 a—e (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 541a
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