Basic Nouns

1. ⴰⵎⴰⵏ

   Aman

   Water

   Usage

   For asking for or naming water.

   Grammar Note

   Listed in the dictionary as a masculine plural noun (water is plural). Frequent in both corpora (63 and 54). The collocation ⴳ ⴰⵎⴰⵏ has a different, vulgar sense and is not used.

2. ⴰⵎⵜⵛⵓ

   Amtcu

   Food

   Usage

   Food in general.

   Grammar Note

   A masculine noun in the dictionary; 19 zgh and 18 Tashelhit hits.

3. ⴰⴷⵔⵉⵎ

   Adrim

   Money

   Usage

   Money in general. Moroccan currency is the dirham, an Arabic-origin word.

   Grammar Note

   Listed as "silver, money". One zgh Tatoeba hit, 31 in Wikipedia. Traders usually quote prices in Darija.

4. ⵜⴰⵙⴰⵔⵓⵜ

   Tasarut

   Key

   Usage

   A room or car key.

   Grammar Note

   A feminine noun in the dictionary; 16 hits in each corpus. The plural is derived and unverified.

5. ⵜⴰⵏⴼⵓⵍⵜ

   Tanfult

   Ticket

   Usage

   A travel or entry ticket.

   Grammar Note

   A feminine noun in the dictionary. The plural ⵜⴰⵏⴼⵓⵍⵉⵏ is attested in the zgh corpus.

6. ⵜⵜⵉⵍⵉⴼⵓⵏ

   Ttilifun

   Phone

   Usage

   The telephone.

   Grammar Note

   A French-origin loanword found in the dictionary; 18 Tashelhit and 7 zgh hits.

7. ⴰⵙⴳⵏⴰⴼ

   Asgnaf

   Hospital

   Usage

   A hospital; also seen on signs.

   Grammar Note

   An IRCAM dictionary word (5 zgh, 2 Tashelhit, 9 Wikipedia hits). Spoken Amazigh may use the Arabic-origin ⵚⵚⴱⵉⵟⴰⵕ instead.

8. ⵍⴱⵓⵍⵉⵙ

   Lbulis

   Police

   Usage

   The police.

   Grammar Note

   A loanword found in the dictionary; 4 zgh and 29 Wikipedia hits.

9. ⵜⴰⵃⴰⵏⵓⵜ

   Taḥanut

   Shop

   Usage

   A small shop.

   Grammar Note

   A feminine noun in the dictionary; 11 zgh and 8 Tashelhit hits.

10. ⴰⵃⴰⵏⵓ

    Aḥanu

    Room

    Usage

    A room, e.g. in a guesthouse.

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun in the dictionary; 11 zgh and 19 Tashelhit hits. ⴰⵅⵅⴰⵎ "room, house" is also listed.

11. ⴰⵖⴰⵔⴰⵙ

    Aɣaras

    Road

    Usage

    A road or way.

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun in the dictionary; 13 zgh and 34 Tashelhit hits. ⴰⴱⵔⵉⴷ is a synonym frequent in Wikipedia.

12. ⵜⴰⵡⵊⴰ

    Tawja

    Family

    Usage

    One's family.

    Grammar Note

    A feminine noun in the dictionary; 8 zgh, 20 Tashelhit, 274 Wikipedia hits.

13. ⵉⵙⵎ

    Ism

    Name

    Usage

    A person's name.

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun in the dictionary; the possessor follows (ⵉⵙⵎ ⵏⵏⴽ "your name").

14. ⵉⵅⴼ

    Ixf

    Head

    Usage

    The head; used for headaches and the like.

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun in the dictionary; construct state ⵉⵖⴼ. 36 zgh, 78 Tashelhit hits. Dictionary synonyms that also carry vulgar senses are deliberately not used.

15. ⴰⴼⵓⵙ

    Afus

    Hand

    Usage

    The hand.

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun in the dictionary (hand, forearm); 27 zgh and 20 Tashelhit hits.

16. ⴰⴹⴰⵕ

    Aḍaṛ

    Foot

    Usage

    The foot or leg.

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun in the dictionary (foot, leg), frequent in Wikipedia.

17. ⴰⴷⵉⵙ

    Adis

    Stomach, belly

    Usage

    The belly, e.g. to say it hurts.

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun in the dictionary; only 1 zgh, 1 Tashelhit and 6 Wikipedia hits.

18. ⵜⴰⴷⴰⵡⵜ

    Tadawt

    Back

    Usage

    The back of the body.

    Grammar Note

    A feminine noun in the dictionary (back; hill); 4 zgh and 3 Tashelhit hits.

19. ⴰⵙⵏⵙⵓ

    Asnsu

    Hotel

    Usage

    A place to stay overnight.

    Grammar Note

    Listed as "place to spend the night; hotel". Attested in the zgh sentence ⵙ ⵓⵙⵏⵙⵓ "to a hotel".

20. ⴰⵎⵙⴳⵏⴰⴼ

    Amsgnaf

    Doctor

    Usage

    A doctor.

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun in the dictionary; a woman doctor would be ⵜⴰⵎⵙⴳⵏⴰⴼⵜ (derived, unverified). 18 zgh, 7 Tashelhit hits.

21. ⴰⵊⵎⵉⵔ

    Ajmir

    Toilet

    Usage

    The toilet.

    Grammar Note

    Listed as "toilets" in the dictionary; the Tashelhit corpus has the construct form (bathroom). Rare in zgh and Wikipedia, so lower confidence.

22. ⵜⴰⵏⵙⴰ

    Tansa

    Address

    Usage

    A street address.

    Grammar Note

    A feminine noun; 2 zgh, 2 Tashelhit, 10 Wikipedia hits; it occurs in the corpus sentence about a remembered address.

23. ⴰⵏⵙⵎⴰⴷⴷⵓ

    Ansmaddu

    Bus

    Usage

    A bus or coach.

    Grammar Note

    Listed as "coach, bus"; 6 zgh and 4 Tashelhit hits.

24. ⵟⵟⴰⴽⵙⵉ

    Ṭṭaksi

    Taxi

    Usage

    For calling a taxi.

    Grammar Note

    A loanword; a dictionary headword with no corpus examples.

25. ⴰⵜⵉⴳ

    Atig

    Price

    Usage

    A price or fare.

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun in the dictionary (price, cost, tariff); 33 zgh, 22 Tashelhit, 174 Wikipedia hits.

26. ⵙⵙⵓⵇ

    Ssuq

    Market (souk)

    Usage

    A market, known as a souk in Morocco.

    Grammar Note

    A loanword in the dictionary; 329 Wikipedia and 8 Tashelhit hits.

27. ⴰⵜⴰⵢ

    Atay

    Tea

    Usage

    Tea, typically mint tea.

    Grammar Note

    A loanword; in Morocco tea is the drink of hospitality. 27 zgh and 35 Tashelhit hits.

28. ⵍⵇⵀⵡⴰ

    Lqhwa

    Coffee

    Usage

    Coffee.

    Grammar Note

    A loanword; 18 zgh and 25 Tashelhit hits. zgh also uses ⵜⴰⵖⵍⵓⵙⵜ for coffee.

29. ⴰⵖⵔⵓⵎ

    Aɣrum

    Bread

    Usage

    Bread.

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun in the dictionary; 19 zgh, 17 Tashelhit, 41 Wikipedia hits.

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