English Explanatory Dictionary

Amazigh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of a particular ethnic group indigenous to northwest Africa.
name
  1. Any of several Amazigh languages spoken by the Amazigh people.

Pronunciation

/æm.əˈziːk/ /-ˈziːx/

Word forms

Amazigh Amazighs Imazighen

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Berber *a-maziɣ Berberbor. French amazighbor. English Amazigh Borrowed from French amazigh, borrowed from a Berber language, from Proto-Berber *a-maziɣ. Compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ (amaziɣ).

Synonyms

Berber

Derived words

Amazighism Amazighity
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