as

Fas wer d kiwem ttis

(intransitive, construed with ak) to suit, to fit


ban

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic بان (bān).


dark

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic دارك (dārak).

bor+

(transitive) to possess, to obtain, to acquire


ni

(intransitive) to get into, to board, to embark (a vehicle)

aseniy

Causative: sni (“to make board”); Verbal noun


ini

(transitive) to announce, to utter, to pronounce

(transitive) to call, to be called, to be named


iff

(intransitive) to surpass, to be better, to be worth more


su

asessu

Causative: sessu (“to make drink; to water; to irrigate”); Verbal noun

(transitive) to absorb, to draw in, to soak up


scar

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic سكر (skar).

(intransitive) to get drunk, to get intoxicated


irar

(intransitive) to defile, to take advantage of (a woman)


dum

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic دام (dām).

(intransitive) to last, to subsist, to perpetuate


cc

asecci

Causative: secc (“to feed”); Verbal noun


kk

asekki

Causative: sekk (“to pass along, to send”); Verbal noun


gg

(transitive) to make, to create, to beget

(transitive) to construct, to build, to form, to produce

(transitive, construed with di) to put into, to place in, to deposit

(transitive, construed with x) to put onto, to lay on

(transitive, construed with am) to act like, to resemble


mun

(intransitive) to accompany, to keep company

(intransitive) to gather, to group, to assemble

asmuni

Causative: smun (“to gather, to unite”); Verbal noun


jen

(transitive) to lie down, to repose (an animal)


af

(intransitive, construed with ɣar) to heal, to recover


uff

(intransitive) to get wet, to be wet, to be soaked

(intransitive) to inflate, to be swollen, to be bloated, to be puffy

(intransitive, construed with x) to be angry


ens

(intransitive, transative) to spend the night, to stay overnight (in a place)

(intransitive, transative) to sleep over


belled

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic بلد (ballad).


mell

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic مل (mall).

(transitive) to detest, to be repulsed, to dislike


farfar

(intransitive) to flap the wings, to flutter


ru

(intransitive, figuratively) to secrete a liquid


bedd

itbedda ak yewdan

(construed with ak) to support, to assist

ibedd uyur


hwa

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic هوى (hawa).

(intransitive) to go down, to come down, to descend

asehwa

Causative: sehwa (“to lower”); Verbal noun


farn

(transitive) to peel, to prune, to clean, to remove impurities (from plants)


fyi

(intransitive) to pour, to transfer (liquid)


ames

asimes

Causative: simes (“to smear; to stain”); Verbal noun


zha

Cognate with Northern Saharan Berber zha.


fekk

amfukki

Reciprocal: mfekk (“discharge oneself”); Verbal noun

anfekki

Passive: nfekk (“to be liberated”); Verbal noun

(transitive) to end a dispute, to intervene, to mediate

(transitive) to untie, to loosen, to untangle

(transitive) to explain, to solve (a riddle or a problem)


adar

(intransitive) to kneel down, to bend down, to lean down

(intransitive, construed with ak) to beat with


arr

(transitive) to turn into, to become, to transform


awi

(intransitive, construed with di) to attack

(transitive, construed with di) to take an interest in, to rely on

(transitive, affixed with d) to earn, to gain, to obtain

(transitive, affixed with d) to buy, to purchase

(transitive, affixed with d) to resemble

(transitive, affixed with d) to seem, to appear


yma

(intransitive) to be brought up (a child)


mutti

asmutti

Causative: smutti (“to move; to transfer”); Verbal noun


marr

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic مر (marr).

(intransitive) to hurry, to rush, to hasten


ksi

amsiysi

Reciprocal: mseysi (“to argue, to quarrel”); Verbal noun


dawa

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic داوى (dāwa).


arni

asarni

Causative: sarni (“to make increase”); Verbal noun


dars

(transitive) to align, to arrange in order, to sequence


hemm

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic هَمَّ (hamm).

(transitive) to concern, to affect, to preoccupy


ades

asides

Causative: sides (“to bring close”); Verbal noun


ndi

(intransitive) to be active, to be lively


fary

(transitive) to fence, to barricade, enclose


udum

(intransitive) to drip, to flow, to exude, to ooze

asudum

Causative: sudum (“to drain”); Verbal noun


dhen

(transitive) to butter, to oil, to lubricate


qas

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic قاس (qās).


ddu

ddu is a shortened form of chiddu (that), most often used as an adjective before a noun- ddu libru (that book) Also dda (chidda - not to be confused with ddà meaning “there” - dda fimmina (that woman) and ddi (chiddi) plural both masculine and feminine - ddi picciriddi (those children), ddi casi (those houses) and before vowels - dd’autru (that other one), dd’autri (those other ones).
note: Italian uses shortened forms sto, sta, sti, ste for questo, questa, queste, questi (this, these) although considered informal, as does Neapolitan and most other Italic languages and dialects, but only Sicilian and its dialects can do this with chiddu etc due to the “ddu” ending which in Italian and other languages and dialects would render it “lla, llo, lli etc, too close to the definite articles.


faq

asfaqi

Causative: sfaq (“to wake someone up”); Verbal noun

(intransitive) to recover, to regain consciousness


barrem

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic برم (barram).


degdeg

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic دق (daqqa).

azdiydiy

zdeydey (“to pound, to trample on”); Verbal noun

(transitive) to crush, to bruise, to break a thing

(transitive) to be tired, to be exhausted

asdegdeg

Causative: sdegdeg (“to make tired”); Verbal noun


bda

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic بدا (bdā).


jj

(transitive) to save, to keep (something for someone)

(transitive) to create, to birth, to beget


marrec

(transitive) to gnaw, to nibble (on a bone)


xwa

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic خوا, from Arabic خوى.

asexwi

Causative: sexwa (“to dispel, to evict”); Verbal noun


smem

(intransitive) to be fermented, to be leavened (bread)


mlel

(transitive, Eastern Tarifit) to be white


semma

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic سمى (samma).

(transitive) to name, to designate, to call


ssu

(transitive) to spread out (a sheet, carpet etc.)


barc

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic برك (barrak).

to crouch, to squat, to kneel (an animal)

asebratc

Causative: sbratc (“to make kneel”); Verbal noun

ibarc ɣar tmurt.


ttu

twattut

Passive: twattu (“to be forgotten”); Verbal noun


ndu

asendu

Causative: sendu (“to make jump; to burst”); Verbal noun


ujar

(intransitive) to surpass, to exceed (in age, size, length)


fedda

(intransitive, construed with ak) to come to an agreement, to conclude

(intransitive, construed with zi) to give up, to abandon


fafa

(intransitive) to lose one's means, self-control

asfafi

Causative: sfafa (“to disturb”); Verbal noun


ẓar

ameẓri

Reciprocal: mẓar (“to see each other”); Verbal noun

(intransitive, construed with x) to attain, to achieve


bbẓeɣ

first-person singular aorist/perfective of bbeẓ


nebbeẓ

first-person plural aorist/perfective of bbeẓ


tebbẓet

second-person masculine/feminine singular aorist/perfective of bbeẓ


ṯebbẓeṯ

second-person masculine/feminine singular perfective of bbeẓ


tebbẓeṯ

second-person masculine/feminine singular aorist of bbeẓ


bbeẓ

bbẓeɣ (aorist first-person masculine singular)
tebbẓet (aorist masculine second-person singular)
tebbẓeṯ (aorist masculine second-person singular)
ibbeẓ (aorist masculine singular third-person)
nebbeẓ (aorist first-person masculine plural)
tebbẓem (aorist masculine plural second-person)
bbẓen (aorist masculine plural third-person)
bbẓeɣ (aorist feminine first-person singular)
tebbẓet (aorist feminine second-person singular)
tebbẓeṯ (aorist feminine second-person singular)
tebbeẓ (aorist feminine singular third-person)
nebbeẓ (aorist feminine first-person plural)
tebbẓemt (aorist feminine plural second-person)
bbẓent (aorist feminine plural third-person)
bbẓeɣ (first-person masculine perfective singular)
tebbẓet (masculine perfective second-person singular)
ṯebbẓeṯ (masculine perfective second-person singular)
ibbeẓ (masculine perfective singular third-person)
nebbeẓ (first-person masculine perfective plural)
tebbẓem (masculine perfective plural second-person)
bbẓen (masculine perfective plural third-person)
bbẓeɣ (feminine first-person perfective singular)
tebbẓet (feminine perfective second-person singular)
ṯebbẓeṯ (feminine perfective second-person singular)
tebbeẓ (feminine perfective singular third-person)
nebbeẓ (feminine first-person perfective plural)
tebbẓemt (feminine perfective plural second-person)
bbẓent (feminine perfective plural third-person)
ur bbiẓeɣ (first-person masculine singular)
ur tebbiẓet (masculine second-person singular)
ur ṯebbiẓeṯ (masculine second-person singular)
ur ibbiẓ (masculine singular third-person)
ur nebbiẓ (first-person masculine plural)
ur tebbiẓem (masculine plural second-person)
ur bbiẓen (masculine plural third-person)
ur bbiẓeɣ (feminine first-person singular)
ur tebbiẓet (feminine second-person singular)
ur ṯebbiẓeṯ (feminine second-person singular)
ur tebbiẓ (feminine singular third-person)
ur nebbiẓ (feminine first-person plural)
ur tebbiẓemt (feminine plural second-person)
ur bbiẓent (feminine plural third-person)
tebbẓeɣ (first-person imperfective masculine singular)
ttebbẓet (imperfective masculine second-person singular)
ttebbẓeṯ (imperfective masculine second-person singular)
itebbeẓ (imperfective masculine singular third-person)
ntebbeẓ (first-person imperfective masculine plural)
ttebbẓem (imperfective masculine plural second-person)
tebbẓen (imperfective masculine plural third-person)
tebbẓeɣ (feminine first-person imperfective singular)
ttebbẓet (feminine imperfective second-person singular)
ttebbẓeṯ (feminine imperfective second-person singular)
ttebbeẓ (feminine imperfective singular third-person)
ntebbeẓ (feminine first-person imperfective plural)
ttebbẓemt (feminine imperfective plural second-person)
tebbẓent (feminine imperfective plural third-person)
ur tebbẓeɣ (first-person masculine singular)
ur ttebbẓet (masculine second-person singular)
ur ttebbẓeṯ (masculine second-person singular)
ur itebbeẓ (masculine singular third-person)
ur ntebbeẓ (first-person masculine plural)
ur ttebbẓem (masculine plural second-person)
ur tebbẓen (masculine plural third-person)
ur tebbẓeɣ (feminine first-person singular)
ur ttebbẓet (feminine second-person singular)
ur ttebbẓeṯ (feminine second-person singular)
ur ttebbeẓ (feminine singular third-person)
ur ntebbeẓ (feminine first-person plural)
ur ttebbẓemt (feminine plural second-person)
ur tebbẓent (feminine plural third-person)
bbeẓ (imperative masculine second-person singular)
bbẓem (imperative masculine plural second-person)
bbẓet (imperative masculine plural second-person)
bbẓeṯ (imperative masculine plural second-person)
bbeẓ (feminine imperative second-person singular)
bbẓemt (feminine imperative plural second-person)
ttebbeẓ (masculine second-person singular)
ttebbẓem (masculine plural second-person)
ttebbẓeṯ (masculine plural second-person)
ttebbeẓ (feminine second-person singular)
ttebbẓemt (feminine plural second-person)

amrubbeẓ

Reciprocal: mrubbeẓ (“to crowd”); Verbal noun


buɛ

(intransitive) to crawl, to creep (an insect)


ddem

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic دم (damm). Doublet of idammen.


ḍar

(intransitive) to descend, to dismount, to get off

asḍari

Causative: sḍar (“to make dismount”); Verbal noun


jarr

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic جر (jarr).


tarjem

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic ترجم (tarjam).


ubuḍ

itubuḍ x yemma-s

(intransitive) to be spoiled, to be pampered


beɣbeɣ

řkas d ameqqran ibeɣbeɣ

to be filled to the brim, to be flooded, to be submerged by water


sbedd

(causative) to make stand, to raise, to erect

sbedd macina

isbedda ixeddamen


bḍeř

fus-nnes ibḍeř

(transitive) to be disabled, to be handicapped, to be crippled


buǧeɛ

tuzeɣ, ur teqqim tbuǧeɛ


bḍa

(transitive) to divide, to share, to distribute


buhři

yarweř břa tsiřa, ibbuhri

asbuhři

Causative: sbuhři (“to make mad”); Verbal noun

(intransitive) to be outrageous, to be unreasonable


behdeř

(transitive) to humiliate, to dishonor, to cause an affront


beddeř

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic بدل (baddal).

ibeddeř arruḍ-nnes

ibeddeř ɣar Meknas
He was transferred to Meknes.


buxsi

(intransitive) to extinguish, to be smothered (fire, flame)


beḥḥar

Denominal verb of tabḥirt, from Moroccan Arabic بحيرة (bḥīra, “vegetable garden”).


beḥḥar

Denominal verb of řebḥar, from Moroccan Arabic بحر (bḥar, “sea”).


bumbes

(intransitive) to begin getting dark or light


bna

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic بنى (bnā).


bkem

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic بکم (bkam).


beqqeř

(intransitive) to collect, to pick herbs and plants


belleɣ

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic بلّغ (ballaḡ).


belleɛ

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic بلع (ballaʕ).

belleɛ tawurt


biyyen

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic بين (bayyan).

asbiyyen

Causative: sbiyyen (“to show”); Verbal noun


barḍ

(intransitive, vulgar) to poop, to defecate


břeɣ

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic بلغ (blaḡ).


barcen

(intransitive) to be black, to become black

asbarcen

Causative: sbarcen (“to blacken”); Verbal noun


buccex

asbuccex

Causative: sbuccex (“to swell”); Verbal noun


besseř

(intransitive) to annoy, to bother, to pester


buybeḥ

(intransitive) to be hoarse, to get hoarse


bzeg

asebzeg

Causative: sebzeg (“to wet, soak”); Verbal noun


bezzez

(intransitive) to oblige, to force someone


beṭṭeř

(intransitive) to be absent, to be missing


beɛɛed

(intransitive) to move away, to step away


debbeb

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic دبب (dabbab).

(intransitive) to bear, to make do, to be content with little


dbeɣ

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic دبغ (dbaḡ).

(transitive) to take on a dark complexion


debbar

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic دبر (dabbar).

(intransitive) to find a solution, to provide, to procure

debbar xas.

(intransitive, construed with x) to troubleshoot, to help

(intransitive, construed with ak) to deal with

(intransitive, construed with i) to get by


dfar

amsedfar

Reciprocal: msedfar (“to follow eachother”); Verbal noun


dfeɛ

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic دفع (dfaʕ).

(transitive) to push, to shove, to eject

(intransitive, construed with x) to pray for

(intransitive, construed with ɣar) to emigrate, to export


adef

(transitive) to enter, to penetrate, to insert

(intransitive, construed with di) to go into, to go under

asidef

Causative: sidef (“to let in, to admit”); Verbal noun

amsadaf

Reciprocal: msadef (“to interlock”); Verbal noun

(transitive, construed with x) to intrude, to encroach, to enter (onto someone's property)

(transitive, construed with ɣar) to join, to enlist

(transitive, construed with ak) to accompany, to form an alliance with

(transitive, construed with jar) to intervene, to interpose


dehwar

(intransitive) to be distracted, to be dizzy

asdehwar

Causative: sdehwar (“to stun by hitting the head”); Verbal noun


dhec

(intransitive) to be astonished, to be amazed, to be stunned

asedhec

Causative: sedhec (“to astonish, surprise”); Verbal noun


deḥḥes

(transitive) to be cramped, to be constrained, to be confined


duhcar

(intransitive) to be deaf, to become deaf

(intransitive) to be stunned (by a blow)

asduhcar

Causative: sduhcar (“to deafen; to stun”); Verbal noun


dḥa

(transitive) to become, to transform, to metamorphose


dexfar

(intransitive) to leave, to disappear (suddenly)


dukel

(intransitive, Eastern Tarifit) to be with companionship, friends


dḥec

asedḥec

Causative: sedḥec (“to make laugh, to entertain”); Verbal noun

(intransitive, construed with x) to mock, to ridicule, to sneer


dden

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic أدن (ʔaddan).


duxxen

asduxxen

Causative: sduxxen (“to punch, hit”); Verbal noun

(intransitive) to have a dull, charred face


ddar

aseddar

Causative: seddar (“to revive, to vivify”); Verbal noun


diqq

(intransitive) to be irritated, to be exasperated, to be frustrated

asdiqqi

Causative: sdiqq (“to irritate, to frustrate”); Verbal noun

amdiyeq

Reciprocal: mdiyeq (“to quarrel”); Verbal noun


dqeř

asedqeř

Causative: sedqeř (“to weigh down”); Verbal noun


deř

(transitive) to cover, to wrap, to envelop


darrej

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic درج (darraj).


udrus

(intransitive) to be scarce, to be insufficient

asudres

Causative: sudres (“to lessen, reduce”); Verbal noun


dewwec

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic دوّش (dawwaš).

(intransitive) to shower, to take a shower


deɛdeɛ

(intransitive) to be overfull, to be crowded

(intransitive) to be knocked down (by illness)


diyyeɛ

(transitive) to disclose a secret, to slander


dweř

(transitive) to become, to turn into, to transform [with d]

(transitive) to become like, to match [with am]

(intransitive) to become, to increase (number)


dewwex

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic دوخ (dawwaḵ).

(transitive) to be dizzy, to have vertigo

asdewwex

Causative: sdewwex (“to make dizzy”); Verbal noun

(transitive) to be delirious, to be derailed, to be foolish


darreɛ

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic درع (darraʕ).


ddez

amruddez

Reciprocal: mruddez (“to fight, to quarrel”); Verbal noun

(transitive) to crush, to pound, to hammer


dɛa

(transitive) to sue, to file a lawsuit, to summon to court

amsedɛa

Reciprocal: msedɛa (“to sue each other”); Verbal noun

(intransitive, construed with x) to anathematize, to curse


ḍu

seḍwi

Causative: sḍu (“to make fly”); Verbal noun

(transitive, figuratively) to pass quickly (e.g. time), to do quickly


ḍbeɛ

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic طبع (ṭbaʕ).

(intransitive, construed with x) to stamp, to seal, to imprint

(intransitive) to be well-mannered, to be charming


ḍhar

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic ضهر (ḍhar).

(intransitive) to appear, to emerge, to manifest, to be visible

aseḍhar

Causative: seḍhar (“to reveal, show”); Verbal noun


aḍen

aṣiden

Causative: siḍen (“to cause an inflammation”); Verbal noun

(intransitive) to have an inflammation (in the eye)


ḍuqqez

(intransitive) to explode, to detonate, to burst

asḍuqqez

Causative: sḍuqqez (“to make burst, to puncture”); Verbal noun


ḍmen

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic ضمن (ḍman).


ḍmeɛ

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic طمع (ṭmaʕ).

aṣedmeɛ

Causative: seḍmeɛ (“to entice”); Verbal noun

(intransitive) to desire, to covet, to yearn


ḍnez

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic طنز (ṭnaz).

(intransitive) to mock, to taunt, to sneer


ḍarr

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic ضر (ḍarr).

(transitive) to harm, to damage, to injure


ḍaḍar

(intransitive) to be deaf, to become deaf

asḍarḍar

Causative: sḍaḍar (“to deafen”); Verbal noun


ḍur

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic دار (dār).

(intransitive) to wander, to prowl, to patrol


ḍřem

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic ضلم (ḍlam).

(transitive) to offend, to commit an injustice, to oppress


ḍewwar

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic دور (dawwar).

asḍewwar

Causative: sḍewwar (“to rotate”); Verbal noun


ḍarn

asemḍarn

Causative: semḍarn (“to turn”); Verbal noun

(intransitive) to be swollen, to be dilated


ḍřeq

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic طلق (ṭlaq).

aseḍřeq

Causative: seḍřeq (“to let go”); Verbal noun

aneḍřeq

Passive: neḍřeq (“to be spread out”); Verbal noun


ḍarref

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic طرّف (ṭarraf).

(transitive) to patch, to repair (e.g. shoes)


ḍiyyeɛ

(transitive) to waste, to spend, to squander


ḍarres

(intransitive) to grind, to chatter (the teeth)

asḍarres

Causative: sḍarres (“to cause the grinding of teeth”); Verbal noun


ḍawweɛ

(transitive) to submit, to obey, to be obedient


ḍɛef

aseḍɛef

Causative: seḍɛef (“to weaken”); Verbal noun

(intransitive) to be weak, to become weak


ḍewweř

(transitive) to extend, to lengthen (someone's time or life)


ffu

(intransitive) to be in the morning, to be at dawn

(intransitive) to appear, to spread (light, day)


feǧeḥ

(transitive) to [[farm], ]to cultivate, to practice agriculture


ffud

asfadi

Causative: sfad (“to make thirsty”); Verbal noun


fennen

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic فنّن (fennen).


fḍar

(intransitive) to have breakfast, to eat breakfast


fḍeḥ

(transitive) to dishonor, to shame, to disgrace

anefḍeḥ

Passive: nefḍeḥ (“to be exposed, denounced”); Verbal noun


fna

(intransitive, construed with x) to feel resentment


ffeɣ

(intransitive) to exit, to go out, to leave

asufeɣ

Causative: sufeɣ (“to let out”); Verbal noun

(intransitive, construed with di) to publish, to issue, to be published

(intransitive, construed with di) to display, to show (symptoms of an illness)

(intransitive, construed with x) to quit, to abandon

(intransitive, construed with x) to discover, to solve

(intransitive, construed with zi) to gush, to emanate


fxes

(intransitive) to have internal bleeding


fuḥ

(intransitive) to be perfumed, to smell good


fhem

asefhem

Causative: sefhem (“to explain”); Verbal noun

(transitive) to understand, to comprehend, to grasp

amsefhem

Reciprocal: msefhem (“to reach an understanding”); Verbal noun


fqed

(transitive) to think about someone absent

(transitive) to be missing, to be lacking


fekkar

asfekkar

Causative: sfekkar (“to make recall”); Verbal noun

(intransitive, construed with di) to think, to reflect


afeř

asifeř

Causative: sifeř (“to coat with tannin, to tan”); Verbal noun

aneffeř

neffeř (“to coat with tannin, to tan”); Verbal noun


fqiqqes

asefqiqqes

Causative: sefqiqqes (“to torment”); Verbal noun

anefqes

Passive: sefqiqqes (“to be tormented”); Verbal noun


ffar

anuffar

nuffar (“to hide, to be hidden”); Verbal noun


fřed

(intransitive) to be numb, to be frozen, to be paralyzed

asefřad

Causative: sefřed (“to numb, to freeze”); Verbal noun

anefřed

nefřed (“to numb, to freeze”); Verbal noun


fruri

(intransitive) to crumble, to disintegrate

(intransitive) to hatch, to emerge (from an egg)

asefruri

Causative: sefruri (“to hatch an egg”); Verbal noun


farḍ

(transitive, derogatory) to drink (quickly)


farreɣ

asfarreɣ

Causative: sfarreɣ (“to empty”); Verbal noun


farḥ

(intransitive) to be happy, to be cheerful, to be satisfied

asefreḥ

Causative: sfarḥ (“to rejoice, to delight”); Verbal noun


farɣ

(intransitive) to be twisted, to be deformed, to be curved


firnen

asfirnen

Causative: sfirnen (“to make smile”); Verbal noun


farrej

(intransitive) to relieve, to console, to comfort


firrej

(intransitive) to attend a show, to be entertained

asfirrej

Causative: sfirrej (“to entertain”); Verbal noun


farq

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic فرق, from Arabic فَرَّقَ (farraqa, “to divide”).

(transitive) to share, to divide, to distribute

amsefraq

Passive: msefraq (“to be divided, to be composed of”); Verbal noun


afes

(intransitive, derogatory) to force-feed


fsi

(transitive) to untie, to detach, to undo

(transitive) to disassemble, to dismantle

(transitive) to melt, to thaw, to dissolve


fses

(intransitive) to be light, to become light

asefses

Causative: sefses (“to lighten, to make light”); Verbal noun

(intransitive) to be fast, to be quick, to be prompt


fsu

(transitive) to blossom, to bud, to flourish, to flower

(transitive) to shred, to tear (an animal or forest)


fsar

(transitive) to spread, to spread out (linen, fabric; fruits to dry)


afey

(intransitive, Eastern) to fly, to fly away (bird)


ffeẓ

asruffeẓ

Causative: sruffeẓ (“to crumple, to gibber”); Verbal noun


fewwar

asfewwar

Causative: sfuwer (“to steam, to evaporate”); Verbal noun


ggʷed

(intransitive) to fear, to dread, to be afraid

asiggʷed

Causative: siggʷed (“to frighten, to scare”); Verbal noun


geɛgeɛ

(intransitive) to be ostentatious, to be pretentious


garreɛ

asgarreɛ

Causative: sgarreɛ (“to make burp”); Verbal noun

(intransitive, figuratively) to tell the whole truth


aggʷej

(intransitive) to be far, to be far away

(intransitive) to move away, to relocate


geɛɛed

(transitive) to go up, to climb, to ascend

asgeɛɛed

Causative: sgeɛɛed (“to lift, to hold up”); Verbal noun

(intransitive, construed with x) to set off (on foot)


genfa

(intransitive) to be cured, to be healed

(intransitive) to heal, to cure, to recover

asgenfi

Causative: sgenfa (“to cure, to heal”); Verbal noun


farz

(intransitive) to distinguish, to discern

asefraz

Causative: sfarz (“to explain, to clarify; to articulate”); Verbal noun

(intransitive) to be conceived, to be fertilized, to be begotten


ǧem

(transitive) to twist (to make a film or rope)


ǧaẓ

(intransitive) to be hungry, to be starving


xřeq

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic خلق (ḵalaq).

(transitive) to produce, to create, to beget


ruḥ

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic راح (rāḥ).

(transitive) to be gone, to be lost, to be destroyed; to die


aǧeɣ

asiǧeɣ

Causative: siǧeɣ (“to deepen”); Verbal noun


xřa

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic خلا (ḵalā).

(transitive) to desert, to abandon, to vacate


xřa

(transitive) to ruin, to devastate, to ravage


ṣbeḥ

(intransitive) to dawn, to begin (the day)


řaɣa

(intransitive) to call, to call out, to shout


qqim

asɣimi

Causative: sɣim (“to seat”); Verbal noun

(intransitive, transitive) to sit, to sit down

(intransitive, transitive) to settle down

(intransitive, transitive) to stay, to remain


xemmem

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic خمم (ḵammam, “to think”). Compare Maltese ħammem (“to ruminate”).


xemmeř

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic خمّل (ḵammal).

(transitive) to keep, to preserve, to save


ḥri

(transitive, figuratively) to grumble, to complain


xdem

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic خدم (ḵdam, “to work”).

(transitive, construed with x) to maintain, to feed, to provide


ɣři

(intransitive) to go down, to set (celestial body)

(intransitive) to disappear under, to slip under


wwet

amsawat

Reciporal: msawet (“to strike each other”); Verbal noun

(transitive) to shoot, to detonate, to bombard

(transitive) to drink, to imbibe (alcohol)


seř

ameseř

Passive: meseř (“to be heard”); Verbal noun


irḍ

(transitive) to dress, to clothe, to put on (clothing)


sřiř

(transitive) to gild, to silver, to coat (with metal)


řɣeɣ

(intransitive) to be soft, to be smooth, to be supple

(intransitive) to be gentle to the touch

(intransitive) to be tender (of meat and vegetables)


arɣ

(intransitive) to be lit (fire or light)

(intransitive) to burn, to fire, to flare, to ignite


aři

From Proto-Berber *aly-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʕal-, compare Hebrew עָלָה (ʕālā, “to ascend, rise, go up”), Arabic عَلِيَ (ʕaliya, “to be high, exalted”), عَلَى (ʕalā, “to climb”), Ugaritic 𐎓𐎍𐎊 (ʕly, “to ascend”), Egyptian jꜥr (“to ascend, arise”), Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵍⵢ (aly, “to climb, go up”).

cog

asiři

Causative: siři (“to raise up, to elevate”); Verbal noun

(intransitive) to mount, to climb on top of


ẓumm

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic صام (“ṣām”).

bor+

(transitive) to fast (period of abstainment, usually from food and drink)


ẓẓeř

(intransitive) to stretch out, to expand


ṭṭes

asuḍes

Causative: suḍes (“to make sleep”); Verbal noun


ṭelleq

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic طلق (ṭallaq).


ṭṭef

aṭwaṭṭef

Passive: ṭwaṭṭef (“to be taken, to be held”); Verbal noun

(intransitive) to apprehend, to restrain


ṭṭeḍ

asuṭṭeḍ

Causative: suṭṭed (“to breastfeed”); Verbal noun


mɣar

(intransitive) to be large, to become large

asemɣar

Causative: semɣar (“to raise, to educate; to enlarge”); Verbal noun


ɣmi

(intransitive) to germinate, to develop, to grow (plant)

aseɣmi

Causative: seɣmi (“to make develop; to give branches, buds”); Verbal noun


řmed

aseřmed

Causative: seřmed (“to teach”); Verbal noun


smeḥ

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic سمح (samaḥa).

(intransitive) to forgive, to excuse, to absolve

(intransitive) to give up, to abandon, to forsake


smeḍ

anusmeḍ

Passive: nusmeḍ (“to be cold”); Verbal noun

(intransitive) to become cold, to cool down

asesmeḍ

Causative: sesmeḍ (“to chill; to cool; to freshen”); Verbal noun


sexxar

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic سخّر (saḵḵar).

(transitive) to send, to commission (to do a job)


sellek

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic سلك (sallak).

(transitive) to be content with, to cope with, to be satisfied (with little)


ɛawen

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic عون (ʕawn).

(transitive) to aid, to assist, to support


naɣ

(intransitive) to be stuck, to be entangled

asnuɣi

Causative: snaɣ (“to jam, to entangle”); Verbal noun


nfeɛ

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic نفع (nfaʕ).

(transitive) to be useful, to be of service


neffeḥ

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic نفح (naffaḥ).


nneḍ

amunneḍ

Passive: munneḍ (“to be tangled, to be in difficulty”); Verbal noun

asunneḍ

Causative: sunneḍ (“to swaddle”); Verbal noun


ndeh

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic نده (ndah).


ndef

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic ندف (nadaf, “to tease, to comb cotton”).

(transitive) to aggravate a wound, to irritate, to make painful

asendef

Causative: sendef (“to aggravate a wound”); Verbal noun


ndeq

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic نطق (naṭaq).

(intransitive) to articulate, to pronounce, to utter


muzzar

asmuzzar

Causative: smuzzar (“to make rabid; to enrage”); Verbal noun

(intransitive) to be rabid, to have rabies

(intransitive) to be rotten (fish, meat)


mẓi

(transitive) to shrink, to diminish, to reduce (in size)

asemẓi

Causative: semẓi (“to shrink; to rejuvenate”); Verbal noun


meyyeř

(intransitive) to tilt, to incline, to lean

asmiyyeř

Causative: smiyyeř (“to lean, to incline”); Verbal noun

(intransitive) to be bent, to be inclined


marẓ

(intransitive) to hurt, to injure one's head

(intransitive) to hit someone on the head

amsemraẓ

Reciprocal: msemraẓ (“to hit each other on the head”); Verbal noun


mses

(intransitive) to be bland, to be tasteless

asemses

Causative: semses (“to make bland”); Verbal noun


mseḥ

asemseḥ

Causative: semseḥ (“to make wipe”); Verbal noun


mřec

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic ملك (mallak).


mřeḥ

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic ملح (mlaḥ).


meǧeḥ

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic ملح (mallaḥ).


emř

(intransitive) to indicate, to point out


mřeř

(transitive) to be spotless, to be immaculate


mneɛ

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic منع (mnaʕ).

asemneɛ

Causative: semneɛ (“to forbid”); Verbal noun


murḍes

(intransitive) to be suffocated, to be asphyxiated

asmurḍes

Causative: smurḍes (“to strange, to suffocate”); Verbal noun

(intransitive, by extension) to die (without professing faith as a believer)

(intransitive, by extension) to die (without being slaughtered)


ɣnes

Cognate with Northern Saharan Berber ɣnes.

Tɣennes řizar s tseɣnas.


zeḍ

Cognate with Northern Saharan Berber zeṭṭ (“to weave”).


mjar

asemjar

Causative: semjar (“to harvest”); Verbal noun


kiyyef

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic كيّف (kiyyaf).


kteb

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic كتب (katab).

(intransitive) to be written, dictated by God


mxumbeř

asemxumbeř

Causative: semxumbeř (“to entangle, to confuse”); Verbal noun

(intransitive) to be entangled, to be muddled, to be confused


kkar

(intransitive, construed with ak) to provoke, to challenge

(intransitive, construed with ak) to rebel, to revolt


mɣaḍ

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic مغّط (maḡḡaṭ).

(intransitive) to stretch out on the ground


carz

(transitive, construed with x) to exploit, to take advantage of


kmeř

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic كمل (kamal).

(intransitive) to be finished, to be completed, to be accomplished


kebb

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic كب (kabb).


mḥeḍ

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic حط (ḥaṭṭa).


kemmeř

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic كمّل (kammal).

(intransitive, construed with x) to kill


jiyyef

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic جيّف (jiyyaf).

(transitive) to strangle, to suffocate, to asphyxiate


jiwen

(transitive) to be satisfied, to be satiated

asyiwen

Causative: syiwen (“to satisfy”); Verbal noun


jaweb

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic جاوب (jāwab).


jjeř

(intransitive) to lose a spouse (by divorce or death)


jmeɛ

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic جمع (jmaʕ).

(transitive) to gather, to collect, to assemble

anejmeɛ

Passive: nnejmeɛ (“to be gathered”); Verbal noun

(transitive) to accumulate, to hoard, to amass

(transitive) to add, to make an addition

(transitive) to move, to bend (ones limbs)


ǧeɣ

Cognate with Kabyle lleɣ and Northern Saharan Berber lleɣ.


jdeb

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic جْدب (jdab).

(intransitive, construed with x) to get angry with


jaǧ

(intransitive) to take an oath, to bind one self by an oath


jbed

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic جبد (jbad).

(transitive) to provoke, to offend someone

anejbed

nejbed (“to stretch, to widen”); Verbal noun


xzar

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic خزر (ḵzar).

(intransitive) to think, to reflect, to ponder


xiyyeq

asxiyyeq

Causative: sxiyyeq (“to anger”); Verbal noun

amxiyyeq

Reciprocal: mxiyyeq (“to anger each other”); Verbal noun


hna

(transitive) to have peace, to be calm, to be quiet


hdem

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic هدم (hdam).

(transitive) to demolish, to destroy, to wreck

asehdam

Causative: sehdem (“to demolish”); Verbal noun


hřec

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic هلك (halak).

(intransitive) to be sick, to be ill, to be suffering (from an ailment)


qeccar

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic قشر (qaššar).

(transitive) to peel, to husk, to shell, to hull

(transitive) to chip, to scrape, to scrape

(transitive, figurative) to be shameless, to be brazen


qřa

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic قلى (qala).


zemmem

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic زمم (zammam).

(intransitive) to record, to note, to inscribe


warɣ

From Proto-Afroasiatic *wVraq- (“green ~ yellow”). Cognate with Egyptian wꜣḏ (“green”), Proto-Semitic *waraḳ- (“green, yellow, leaf”) and Central Atlas Tamazight ⵡⵔⵉⵖ (wriɣ, “yellow”).

cog

(intransitive) to be yellow, to become yellow