ixf

Tashelhit

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Alternative forms

• ifx — Mesfioua

Etymology

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Proto-Afroasiatic *ḳap-

Proto-Berber *a-aḳăf

Proto-Berber *e‐ɣăf

Medieval Tashelhit ايغڢ (iɣef)

Tashelhit ixf

Inherited from Medieval Tashelhit ايغڢ (iɣef, “head”), from Proto-Berber *e‐ɣăf (“head”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iχf/

Noun

ixf m (plural ixfawn, Tifinagh spelling ⵉⵅⴼ, Arabic spelling ايخف)

1. head

   Synonyms: agayyu, aqllal

   ايخف يقّورن لابُدّ اد رژين.

   Ixf iqquṛn la budd ad rẓin.

   A hard head deserves to be broken.

2. oneself

   اينّا د يخف نّس. ― inna d ixf nns. ― He said to himself.

3. chief, leader

   Synonyms: amɣar, amzwar

   آمژن مدّن يخفاون كابرنين.

   Amẓn mddn ixfawn kabrnin.

   People took the arrogant leaders.

4. end, extremity, tip

   Synonyms: tigira, tmmi

   ايخف وغاراس. ― ixf uġaras ― the end of the road

5. start, beginning

   غ يخف وسڭّاس. ― ixf usggas ― at the beginning of the new year

   ايخف ن وايّور. ― ixf n wayyur ― beginning of the month

6. intelligence, wit, attention

   Synonym: afulls

   دارس يخف. ― Dars ixf. ― He's intelligent.

Inflection

Inflection of ixf

	singular	plural
free state	ixf	ixfawn
annexed state	yixf	yixfawn

Derived terms

• ixf n tbubbat (“nipple”)
• taɣart n ixf (“stubborness”)

See also

• afgan (“human”)
• argaz (“man”)
• ixss (“bone”)
• tiɣssi (“body”)
• udm (“face”)

References

• Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 2 f—l (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/2) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 1168b