ⵍⵄⵉⵍ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic عايل (ʕāyil), from Arabic عَيِّل (ʕayyil).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʕil/
  • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA^(key): [lʕɪ̙̞l]

Noun

ⵍⵄⵉⵍ • (lɛil) m

1. boy
2. child

See also

• ⵜⴰⵔⴱⴰⵜⵜ (tarbatt)
• ⴰⵔⴱⴰ (arba)
• ⵉⵛⵉⵔⵔⵉ (icirri)

References

• Penchoen, Thomas G. (1973) Tamazight of the Ayt Ndhir (Afroasiatic dialects; 1)‎^[1], Los Angeles: Undena Publications, →ISBN, page 102