Tuareg

See also: tuareg

English

A Tuareg

Alternative forms

• Taurick (obsolete)
• Touareg

Etymology

From Hassaniya Arabic طوارق (ṭwāreg), plural of طارق (ṭāreg, “inhabitant of Fezzan”), from Berber targa (“Fezzan”, literally “drainage channel”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtwɑː.ɹɛɡ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtwɑɹ.ɛɡ/

Noun

Tuareg (plural Tuaregs or Tuareg)

1. A member of a traditionally nomadic Berber people of the Sahara.

   Synonym: Imohagh

Derived terms

• Tuareg Sloughi

 

Translations

member of the Tuareg people

• Arabic: طَارِق (ar) m sg (ṭāriq), طَوَارِق pl (ṭawāriq)

  Hijazi Arabic: طَارِق m sg (ṭārig)

• Armenian: տուարեգ (tuareg)
• Dutch: Toeareg m or f
• Finnish: tuaregi (fi)
• French: Touareg (fr) m
• German: Targi (de) m, Targia f, Targiya f, Tuareg (de) m or f, Tuareg (de) pl, Tuaregs (de) pl
• Greek: Τουαρέγκ m or f (Touarégk)
• Persian: طوارق (tavâreq)
• Polish: Tuareg (pl) m or f
• Russian: туаре́г (ru) m (tuarég)
• Spanish: tuareg (es) m or f
• Swedish: tuareg (sv) c
• Tamil: தவாரிக் (tavārik)
• Tuareg: Imuhaɣ, Imušaɣ, Imašeɣăn, Imajeɣăn
• Ukrainian: туаре́г m (tuaréh)

Proper noun

Tuareg

1. Any of various Berber languages spoken by the Tuareg people.

   Synonym: Tamajaq

Translations

various Berber languages

• Finnish: tuaregi (fi)
• French: Touareg (fr) m
• German: Tamaschek (de) n, Tuareg (de) n
• Persian: طوارقی (tavâreqi)
• Polish: tuareski (pl) m
• Spanish: targuí m, tuareg (es) m
• Tamil: தவாரிக் மொழி (tavārik moḻi), தமஷிக் (tamaṣik)
• Tuareg: please add this translation if you can

Anagrams

• rugate, Tauger, truage, argute, Ugarte