adrar

See also: ådrar and aðrar

Kabyle

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber.

Noun

adrar m

1. mountain

Inflection

Inflection of adrar

	singular	plural
Free state	adrar	idurar
Construct state	wedrar	yidurar

Senhaja de Srair

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adrar/

Noun

adrar m (plural idraren or iduran or idurar, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ)

1. mountain

   Adrar inneqṣem g wammas. ― The mountain is split into two.

2. (Ketama) forest

   Synonym: amayu

Declension

Inflection of adrar

	singular	plural
free state	adrar	idraren, iduran, idurar
annexed state	udrar	idraren, iduran, idurar

References

• Gutova, Evgeniya; Byler, Jonathan (2025), “Senhaja de Srair - English Dictionary”, in Webonary‎^[1], retrieved 2025
• Gutova, Evgeniya (2021) Senhaja Berber Varieties : phonology, Morphology, and Morphosyntax (Thesis)‎^[2], Paris, France: HAL

Tarifit

Alternative forms

• aḏrā — Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æðrar/, (Central) /æðraː/

Noun

adrar m (plural idurar, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ)

1. mountain

Inflection

Inflection of adrar

	singular	plural
free state	adrar	idurar
annexed state	wedrar	yidurar

Tashelhit

Etymology

Inherited from Medieval Tashelhit ءادرار (adrar, “mountain”), from Proto-Berber [Term?] (“mountain”).

Cognate with Northern Saharan Berber drar (“mountain”), Kabyle, Tarifit, Siwi, and Senhaja de Srair adrar (“mountain”). Within Pan-Berber, compare Guanche adara (“mountain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adrar/

Noun

adrar m (construct state udrar, plural idrarn, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ, Arabic spelling آدرار)

1. mountain

   a adrar n drn! ar tattyt aylliġ trmit; ikka k d wirẓẓan aflla, yaddr awn s wakal.

   Oh great Atlas! You may rise to the point of being weary, but Ouierezzan surpasses you and brings you down to earth.

Inflection

Inflection of adrar

	singular	plural
free state	adrar	idrarn
annexed state	udrar	idrarn

Derived terms

• abudrar (“mountaineer”)
• adrar n drn (“High Atlas”)

See also

• asif (“river”)
• ignna (“sky”)
• tamazirt (“country”)

References

• 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 73a

Tuareg

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber.

Noun

adrar m

1. mountain