aḥenjir

Tarifit

Alternative forms

• aḥenjiā — 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 taḥenjirt)

1. child
2. boy, young man

Declension

Declension 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