Festivals & Events

1. ⵉⵏⵏⴰⵢⵔ

   Innayr

   Yennayer (Amazigh New Year)

   Usage

   The celebration of the Amazigh new year around 13-14 January, when families gather for a special meal. It is an official holiday in Morocco.

   Grammar Note

   A dictionary headword that is also used on zgh.wikipedia. The dictionary sense is the calendar month January; its use for the new-year celebration is inferred from the zgh.wikipedia date article for 13 January.

2. ⴰⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵙ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ

   Asggʷas amaziɣ

   The Amazigh year

   Usage

   The year in the Amazigh calendar, used when talking about the new-year celebrations.

   Grammar Note

   A dictionary headword that is also used on zgh.wikipedia. The adjective follows the noun. zgh.wikipedia uses it for years counted in the Amazigh calendar.

3. ⵕⵎⴹⴰⵏ

   Ṛmḍan

   Ramadan

   Usage

   The month of fasting, the ninth of the Islamic calendar; family and friends gather for the meal after sunset (iftar).

   Grammar Note

   A dictionary headword with little or no corpus usage. The corpus also has the spelling ⵔⵎⴹⴰⵏ; the dictionary spelling ⵕⵎⴹⴰⵏ is used. "The month of Ramadan" is ⴰⵢⵢⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵕⵎⴹⴰⵏ (Tatoeba).

4. ⵍⵄⵉⴷ

   Lɛid

   Eid (Islamic festival)

   Usage

   The big Islamic holidays, such as the end of the fast and the sacrifice feast, when families gather and share lamb and sweets.

   Grammar Note

   An Arabic-origin word (ʿīd). Not a dictionary headword; confirmed from corpus examples (2 zgh, 13 Wikipedia). The initial ⵍ is fixed to the word like an article.

5. ⵜⴰⵎⵖⵔⴰ

   Tamɣra

   Wedding, feast

   Usage

   A wedding or celebration; in Amazigh villages, songs and dances can go on for days.

   Grammar Note

   A dictionary headword also attested in the corpus. The dictionary defines it as a wedding celebration or festival.

6. ⵜⴰⵡⵙⴰ

   Tawsa

   Festive gift of money

   Usage

   Money given on the occasion of a celebration.

   Grammar Note

   A dictionary headword with little or no corpus usage. The dictionary defines it as money given on a festive occasion; the synonym ⵜⵉⵡⵙⵉ is also listed, but this form is used.

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