Meanings
nounAmazigh (plural Amazighs or Imazighen)
plural Amazighs · plural Imazighen
- A member of a particular ethnic group indigenous to northwest Africa.
Synonyms: Berber
proper noun
- Any of several Amazigh languages spoken by the Amazigh people.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA member of a particular ethnic group indigenous to northwest Africa.
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Origin
- Proto-Berber*a-maziɣ
- Frenchamazigh
- EnglishAmazigh
Borrowed from French amazigh, borrowed from a Berber language, from Proto-Berber *a-maziɣ. Compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ (amaziɣ).
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APA
Amazigh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amazigh
MLA
“Amazigh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amazigh. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Amazigh,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amazigh.
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