Amazighn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌaməˈziːk/,

/ˌaməˈziːx/, U.S.

/ˌæməˈzik/,

/ˌæməˈzix/

Inflections: Plural unchanged, (occasionally) Amazighs.

Forms:

α. 1800s Amazich, 1800s– Amazigh, 1800s– Amazirgh, 1900s– Amazirh.

β. 1800s–1900s Mazigh.

Origin: A borrowing from Berber. Etymon: Berber Amaziγ.

Etymology: < Berber Amaziγ (also transliterated Amazigh; plural Imaziγən), self-designation, apparently < a-, nominal prefix + a second element of uncertain and disputed origin (although this element appears to be an indigenous Berber word).The people call their language Tamaziγt (in which name t..t is a morpheme indicating feminine gender). In quot. 1823 at sense A. 1 via French Amazirgh (1813 in the passage translated). The β. forms reflect the Berber variant Maziγ, which shows loss of the nominal prefix; this is common in several varieties of the language.

A. n.

1. A member of an indigenous people inhabiting North Africa; = Berber n.²

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of North Africa > [noun] > Berbers > person

Amazigh1823

Berber1842

Berberee1852

Berberine1875

1823 tr. C. Malte-Brun Universal Geogr. IV. lxiv. 167 The Amazirgh, called by the Moors Shilla, or Shulla, in the mountains of Morocco.

1902 B. Meakin Moors xxii. 415 The Berbers, or more strictly speaking the Amazîgh, still occupy the largest area of any race in Africa.

1922 D. E. Smith et al. New Larned Hist. I. 87/2 The Anceans distinguished themselves by the arrangement of their hair, of which one still finds examples among the Amazigh of the Rif.

2015 Guardian (Nexis) 21 Apr. Following Gaddafi's fall,..they waited to see if the EU and the new Libya would give greater recognition to the Amazigh.

2. Any of various languages of the Amazigh people. In later use also: the branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family formed by these languages.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > languages of the world > Afro-Asiatic > [noun] > Berber

Shilha1713

Amazigh1826

Kabyle1882

Tuareg1882

Tamashek1885

Tunisian1902

Libyan1937

Guanche1939

1826 J. C. Prichard Res. Physical Hist. Mankind (ed. 2) I. 243 Their [sc. the Shilhas'] language, which they term Amazigh, differs from that of the Berbers, but appears to be a cognate dialect, and the people are a branch of the same stock.

1862 R. G. Latham Elements Compar. Philol. lxx. 578 The [phrase] Amszigh Mpade may be the Amazigh, a language of the Sahara rather than Bornú itself.

1997 M. Stone Agony of Algeria ix. 200 Berber purists insist on the use of Tifinagh, the..script used to write the Touareg dialect, but..this is not ideally suited to modern Amazigh.

2014 A. El Aissati in K. Juffermans et al. Afr. Literacies v. 147 The admission of Amazigh into public education triggered opposition from some parties and support from others.

B. adj.

Relating to or designating the Amazigh people or their language; = Berber adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > languages of the world > Afro-Asiatic > [adjective] > of Berber languages

Tuareg1826

Amazigh1837

Shilha1841

Berber1854

the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of North Africa > [adjective] > Berber

Tuareg1826

Amazigh1837

berberized1930

1837 Jrnl. Royal Asiatic Soc. 4 120 The number of books in the Zawiah [sc. Islamic school] of Agellou was eighty-three. Of these, there was only one in the Amazigh language.

1906 Collier's 14 July 18/2 Buck tied on one camel, me on another, our packs on a third, and at each leading string a frowzy Amazigh camel-man.

2001 Dirty Linen Aug. 36/4 The traditional Amazigh frame drum named the bendír.

2012 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 21 June 67/2 His backing for the Amazigh declaration of a separate homeland—Azawad—in northern Mali sparked fears that he had similar plans for Libya.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	amazigh
释义	Amazighn.adj. Brit. /ˌaməˈziːk/, /ˌaməˈziːx/, U.S. /ˌæməˈzik/, /ˌæməˈzix/ Inflections: Plural unchanged, (occasionally) Amazighs. Forms: α. 1800s Amazich, 1800s– Amazigh, 1800s– Amazirgh, 1900s– Amazirh. β. 1800s–1900s Mazigh. Origin: A borrowing from Berber. Etymon: Berber Amaziγ. Etymology: < Berber Amaziγ (also transliterated Amazigh; plural Imaziγən), self-designation, apparently < a-, nominal prefix + a second element of uncertain and disputed origin (although this element appears to be an indigenous Berber word).The people call their language Tamaziγt (in which name t..t is a morpheme indicating feminine gender). In quot. 1823 at sense A. 1 via French Amazirgh (1813 in the passage translated). The β. forms reflect the Berber variant Maziγ, which shows loss of the nominal prefix; this is common in several varieties of the language. A. n. 1. A member of an indigenous people inhabiting North Africa; = Berber n.² ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of North Africa > [noun] > Berbers > person Amazigh1823 Berber1842 Berberee1852 Berberine1875 1823 tr. C. Malte-Brun Universal Geogr. IV. lxiv. 167 The Amazirgh, called by the Moors Shilla, or Shulla, in the mountains of Morocco. 1902 B. Meakin Moors xxii. 415 The Berbers, or more strictly speaking the Amazîgh, still occupy the largest area of any race in Africa. 1922 D. E. Smith et al. New Larned Hist. I. 87/2 The Anceans distinguished themselves by the arrangement of their hair, of which one still finds examples among the Amazigh of the Rif. 2015 Guardian (Nexis) 21 Apr. Following Gaddafi's fall,..they waited to see if the EU and the new Libya would give greater recognition to the Amazigh. 2. Any of various languages of the Amazigh people. In later use also: the branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family formed by these languages. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Afro-Asiatic > [noun] > Berber Shilha1713 Amazigh1826 Kabyle1882 Tuareg1882 Tamashek1885 Tunisian1902 Libyan1937 Guanche1939 1826 J. C. Prichard Res. Physical Hist. Mankind (ed. 2) I. 243 Their [sc. the Shilhas'] language, which they term Amazigh, differs from that of the Berbers, but appears to be a cognate dialect, and the people are a branch of the same stock. 1862 R. G. Latham Elements Compar. Philol. lxx. 578 The [phrase] Amszigh Mpade may be the Amazigh, a language of the Sahara rather than Bornú itself. 1997 M. Stone Agony of Algeria ix. 200 Berber purists insist on the use of Tifinagh, the..script used to write the Touareg dialect, but..this is not ideally suited to modern Amazigh. 2014 A. El Aissati in K. Juffermans et al. Afr. Literacies v. 147 The admission of Amazigh into public education triggered opposition from some parties and support from others. B. adj. Relating to or designating the Amazigh people or their language; = Berber adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Afro-Asiatic > [adjective] > of Berber languages Tuareg1826 Amazigh1837 Shilha1841 Berber1854 the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of North Africa > [adjective] > Berber Tuareg1826 Amazigh1837 berberized1930 1837 Jrnl. Royal Asiatic Soc. 4 120 The number of books in the Zawiah [sc. Islamic school] of Agellou was eighty-three. Of these, there was only one in the Amazigh language. 1906 Collier's 14 July 18/2 Buck tied on one camel, me on another, our packs on a third, and at each leading string a frowzy Amazigh camel-man. 2001 Dirty Linen Aug. 36/4 The traditional Amazigh frame drum named the bendír. 2012 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 21 June 67/2 His backing for the Amazigh declaration of a separate homeland—Azawad—in northern Mali sparked fears that he had similar plans for Libya. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1823
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