Standard Lemma guide

Amazigh

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /æm.əˈziːk/
  • /-ˈziːx/

1

name

Meaning 1

Any of several Amazigh languages spoken by the Amazigh people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A member of a particular ethnic group indigenous to northwest Africa.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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).