ⵡⵔⵉⵖ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Berber *w-r-ɣ, from Proto-Afroasiatic *wVraq- (“green”). Cognate with Proto-Semitic *waraḳ-, see there for more. Hardly borrowed from Arabic وَرَق (waraq) for semantic reasons.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wriɣ/
  • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA^(key): [urɪ̙̞ʁ]

Verb

ⵡⵔⵉⵖ • (wriɣ)

1. to be yellow (color)

Derived terms

• ⴰⵡⵔⴰⵖ (awraɣ)

References

• Penchoen, Thomas G. (1973) Tamazight of the Ayt Ndhir (Afroasiatic dialects; 1)‎^[1], Los Angeles: Undena Publications, →ISBN, page 106