iyarẓẓi

Tarifit

Alternative forms

  • yarẓẓaCentral Tarifit
  • ireẓẓiWestern Tarifit

Etymology

Compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⵉⵕⵥⵥⵉ (iṛẓẓi) and Kabyle arẓaẓ.

Noun

iyarẓẓi m (Tifinagh spelling ⵉⵢⴰⵔⵥⵥⵉ, plural iyarẓẓa)

  1. wasp
  2. bumblebee
  3. hornet
  4. (by extension) bee

Declension

Inflection of iyarẓẓi
singular plural
free state iyarẓẓi iyarẓẓa
construct state ireẓẓi ireẓẓa

References

Serhoual, Mohammed (2002) Dictionnaire tarifit-français, Tétouan: Université Abdelmalek Essaâdi