asnus

Tarifit

Etymology

Derived from Latin asinus, likely through African Romance *asinus.

Noun

asnus m (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵙⵏⵓⵙ, plural isnas, feminine equivalent tasnust)

  1. donkey foal
    Synonym: aḥjud

Declension

Inflection of asnus
singular plural
free state asnus isnas
construct state wesnus yisnas

Tashelhit

Etymology

Derived from Latin asinus (“donkey, ass”), likely through African Romance *asinus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /asnus/

Noun

asnus m (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵙⵏⵓⵙ, plural isnas, feminine equivalent tasnust)

  1. donkey foal

See also

References

  • Stroomer, Harry (2025) Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 a—e (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN
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