ⵀⵣⵣⴰ

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Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic هز (hazz), from Arabic هَزَّ (hazza).

Pronunciation

Verb

ⵀⵣⵣⴰ (hzza)

  1. to hold up
  2. (of a liquid) to cause to float
    ⵢⵀⵣⵣⴰ ⴰⵎⴰⵏ ⴰⵢⴰⴷ
    yhzza aman ayad
    This floats on water.
    (literally, “Water causes this to float.”)

Usage notes

There is not word in Central Atlas Tamazight for “to float”. Instead, this is expressed using the said verb, with the liquid as subject.

References

  • Penchoen, Thomas G. (1973) Tamazight of the Ayt Ndhir (Afroasiatic dialects; 1)‎, Los Angeles: Undena Publications, →ISBN, page 103