Etymology

Amazigh

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Today it means: A member of a particular ethnic group indigenous to northwest Africa. Full definition →

French amazigh ← Proto-Berber *a-maziɣ
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  1. Proto-Berber*a-maziɣ
  2. Frenchamazigh
  3. English todayAmazigh

Borrowed from French amazigh, borrowed from a Berber language, from Proto-Berber *a-maziɣ. Compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ (amaziɣ).

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