ⵡⵔⵉⵖ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *-ăwriɣ, the qualitative perfect verb of *wăraɣ (“yellow”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *waraḳ- (“green, yellow”). Cognate with Egyptian jꜣqt and Proto-Semitic *waraḳ-, see there for more. Hardly borrowed from Arabic وَرَق (waraq) for phonological and semantic reasons. See also ⴰⵡⵔⴰⵖ (awraɣ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wriɣ/
  • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA^(key): [urɪ̙̞ʁ]

Verb

ⵡⵔⵉⵖ • (wriɣ)

1. to be yellow (color)

References

• Penchoen, Thomas G. (1973), Tamazight of the Ayt Ndhir (Afroasiatic dialects; 1)‎^[1], Los Angeles: Undena Publications, →ISBN, page 106