بالزاف

Moroccan Arabic

Alternative forms

• بزاف (bizzāf)

Etymology

From Arabic بِالْجُزَاف (bi-l-juzāf), ultimately from Classical Persian گَزَاف (gazāf, “extravagant, excessive, exorbitant”). See also Kabyle bezzaf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biz.zaːf/

Adverb

بالزاف • (bizzāf)

1. very

Descendants

• → Central Atlas Tamazight: ⴱⵣⵣⴰⴼ (bzzaf)
• → French: bézef, bésef, besef, bezef
• → Italian: bizzeffe