name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/æm.əˈziːk/
/-ˈziːx/
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name
Meaning 1
Any of several Amazigh languages spoken by the Amazigh people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
A member of a particular ethnic group indigenous to northwest Africa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Berber
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Berber *a-maziɣ Berberbor. French amazighbor. English Amazigh Borrowed from French amazigh, borrowed from a Berber language, from Proto-Berber *a-maziɣ. Compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ (amaziɣ).