Senhaja de Srair

proper noun

A Berber language spoken by the Senhaja Berbers of northern Morocco.

OriginFrench Senhaja de Sraïr ← Moroccan Arabic صنهاجة دالسراير →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Sanhaja de Srair · alternative Senhaja Berber

  1. A Berber language spoken by the Senhaja Berbers of northern Morocco.

Origin

  1. Moroccan Arabicصنهاجة دالسراير“Senhaja of Srair”
  2. FrenchSenhaja de Sraïr
  3. EnglishSenhaja de Srair

From French Senhaja de Sraïr, from Moroccan Arabic صنهاجة دالسراير (ṣanhāja d-es-srāyir, “Senhaja of Srair”), with the Moroccan Arabic linker د (d, “of”) reinterpreted as French de through phono-semantic reanalysis.

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APA

Senhaja de Srair. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Senhaja%20de%20Srair

MLA

“Senhaja de Srair.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Senhaja%20de%20Srair. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Senhaja de Srair,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Senhaja%20de%20Srair.

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