Weather & Climate

1. ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⵓⵏⵥⴰⵕ

   Illa unẓaṛ

   It's raining

   Usage

   When it is raining now.

   Grammar Note

   This exact sentence is in the corpus (literally "there is rain"); ⵓⵏⵥⴰⵕ is the construct state of ⴰⵏⵥⴰⵕ.

2. ⵔⴰⴷ ⵢⵉⵍⵉ ⵓⵏⵥⴰⵕ

   Rad yili unẓaṛ

   It's going to rain

   Usage

   When rain is about to come.

   Grammar Note

   This exact sentence ("it is going to rain") is in the corpus; any hedging such as "it looks like" comes from context.

3. ⵉⵙ ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⵓⵏⵥⴰⵕ?

   Is illa unẓaṛ?

   Is it raining?

   Usage

   Asking about the weather.

   Grammar Note

   This exact sentence is in the corpus.

4. ⵎⴰⵏⵎⴽ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵓⵏⵣⵡⵉ ⴰⵙⵙ ⴰ?

   Manmk iga unzwi ass a?

   How is the weather today?

   Usage

   A way of asking about today's weather.

   Grammar Note

   This exact sentence is in the corpus.

5. ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⵓⴷⴼⵍ

   Illa udfl

   It's snowing

   Usage

   When it is snowing, for example in the Atlas mountains.

   Grammar Note

   This exact sentence is in the corpus (literally "there is snow").

6. ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⵡⴰⴹⵓ

   Illa waḍu

   It's windy

   Usage

   When it is windy.

   Grammar Note

   This exact sentence is in the corpus; the construct state of ⴰⴹⵓ (wind) is ⵡⴰⴹⵓ.

7. ⵍⵍⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⴷⵍⴰ

   Llan imdla

   It's cloudy

   Usage

   When the sky is cloudy.

   Grammar Note

   This exact sentence is in the corpus (literally "there are clouds"); ⵉⵎⴷⵍⴰ is a plural.

8. ⴰⵏⵥⴰⵕ

   Anẓaṛ

   Rain

   Usage

   A basic weather word.

   Grammar Note

   A masculine noun, in the dictionary and in both corpora (construct state ⵓⵏⵥⴰⵕ).

9. ⴰⴷⴼⵍ

   Adfl

   Snow

   Usage

   A basic weather word.

   Grammar Note

   A masculine noun, in the dictionary and in both corpora (construct state ⵓⴷⴼⵍ).

10. ⴰⴹⵓ

    Aḍu

    Wind

    Usage

    A basic weather word.

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun, in the dictionary and in both corpora (construct state ⵡⴰⴹⵓ).

11. ⵜⴰⴼⵓⴽⵜ

    Tafukt

    Sun

    Usage

    A basic word for the sun and sunshine.

    Grammar Note

    A feminine noun, in the dictionary and in both corpora; the corpus has "ⵥⵥⵍ ⴳ ⵜⴰⴼⵓⴽⵜ" (lie in the sun).

12. ⵜⴰⵔⴰⵏⵥⴰⵕ

    Taranẓaṛ

    Umbrella

    Usage

    The everyday word for an umbrella.

    Grammar Note

    A feminine noun attested in both corpora ("I put up my umbrella"); not a dictionary headword.

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