afud

Senhaja de Srair

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber *a-ʔfud (“knee”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afud/

Noun

afud m (plural ifadden, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴼⵓⴷ)

1. knee

   Uka u id-irẓa ci afud nnes, uka netta asreɛ waḥed.

   If he hadn't broken his knee, he would have been the fastest one.

Declension

Inflection of afud

	singular	plural
free state	afud	ifadden
annexed state	ufud	ifadden

Related terms

• buyifadden (“person with big knees”)

References

• Gutova, Evgeniya; Byler, Jonathan (2025), “Senhaja de Srair - English Dictionary”, in Webonary‎, retrieved 2025
• Gutova, Evgeniya (2021) Senhaja Berber Varieties: Phonology, Morphology, and Morphosyntax (Thesis)‎, Paris, France: HAL

Tashelhit

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber *a-ʔfud (“knee”), ultimately from Proto-Afroasiatic [Term?].

Cognates include Senhaja de Srair afud (“knee”), Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⴼⵓⴷ (afud, “knee”), Zenaga oʔfud̠ (“knee”), Ghadames ōfed (“knee”), Nefusa uféd (“knee”), Northern Saharan Berber fud (“knee”), Tuareg ăfud (“knee”) and Egyptian pꜣḏ (“knee”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afud/

Noun

afud m (plural ifaddn, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴼⵓⴷ, Arabic spelling آفود)

1. knee
2. vigour, strength
3. knot (of a plant)
4. relief, surface elevation
5. knee height
6. lap (of a person)

References

• Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 a—e (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 107a