zzenz

Kabyle

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber. By surface analysis, ss- (“causative prefix”) +‎ enz (“to be sold”), literally “to cause to be sold”.

Verb

zzenz (intensive aorist znuz or znuzu or znuzuy, aorist yezzenz, preterite yezzenz, negative preterite yezzenz)

1. to sell

   Zzenzeɣ takerrust-iw.

   I sold my car.

Senhaja de Srair

Alternative forms

• znez (Western Senhaja de Srair, Hmed)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber. By surface analysis, ss- (“causative prefix”) +‎ nez (“to be sold”), literally “to cause to be sold”. Currently, the original base of this verb, nez (“to be sold”), is only found in Ketama.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zːənz/

Verb

zzenz (Tifinagh spelling ⵣⵣⴻⵏⵣ)

1. (transitive) to sell

   Tzzenzed-ten? ― Did you sell them?

Related terms

• (Ketama) nez (“to be sold”)
  • (passive) mmenz (“to be sold”)

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