"Amazigh" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /æm.əˈzɪɡ/
Etymology: From Proto-Berber *mazīɣ, an endogenous ethnonym attested in various Amazigh languages such Nafusi maziɣ (“Amazigh”), Ghadamsi maziɛ (“Amazigh”), Taznatit maziɣ (“Amazigh, lord, God”), Tamazight amaziɣ (“Amazigh, nobleman”), Tachelhit amaziɣ (“Amazigh”), Tamajeq amajeɣ (“Tuareg noble”), Tamahaq amaheɣ (“Tuareg noble”) and Tamasheq amaceɣ (“Tuareg noble”). It is first recorded in Libyc inscriptions as "MSK", and in Greco-Roman sources where it appears in various forms such as Μάσικες (Másikes) and Mazices. It seems to be an ancient verbal adjective of the Proto-Berber verb *MZƔ "to be noble", attested in Tamazight mmuzeɣ (“to be prestigious”) and Tamajeq mujeɣ (“to be noble, brave”). Etymology templates: {{lang|ber-pro|*MZƔ}} *MZƔ Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Amazigh
  1. Any of several Amazigh languages spoken by the Amazigh people.
    Sense id: en-Amazigh-en-name-~IHbKnwi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Moroccan Amazigh terms in nonstandard scripts, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Moroccan Amazigh terms in nonstandard scripts: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11

Noun

IPA: /æm.əˈzɪɡ/ Forms: Amazighs [plural], Imazighen [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Berber *mazīɣ, an endogenous ethnonym attested in various Amazigh languages such Nafusi maziɣ (“Amazigh”), Ghadamsi maziɛ (“Amazigh”), Taznatit maziɣ (“Amazigh, lord, God”), Tamazight amaziɣ (“Amazigh, nobleman”), Tachelhit amaziɣ (“Amazigh”), Tamajeq amajeɣ (“Tuareg noble”), Tamahaq amaheɣ (“Tuareg noble”) and Tamasheq amaceɣ (“Tuareg noble”). It is first recorded in Libyc inscriptions as "MSK", and in Greco-Roman sources where it appears in various forms such as Μάσικες (Másikes) and Mazices. It seems to be an ancient verbal adjective of the Proto-Berber verb *MZƔ "to be noble", attested in Tamazight mmuzeɣ (“to be prestigious”) and Tamajeq mujeɣ (“to be noble, brave”). Etymology templates: {{lang|ber-pro|*MZƔ}} *MZƔ Head templates: {{en-noun|Amazighs|Imazighen}} Amazigh (plural Amazighs or Imazighen)
  1. A member of a particular ethnic group indigenous to northwest Africa; an Amazigh.
    Sense id: en-Amazigh-en-noun-rfdsSttO

Inflected forms

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