afrux

Ghomara

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Afroasiatic?

Proto-Semitic

Arabic فَرْخ (farḵ)

Moroccan Arabic فرخ (farḵ)

Moroccan Arabic فروخ (frūḵ)bor.

Ghomara afrux

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic فروخ (frūḵ), plural of فرخ (farḵ), from Arabic فَرْخ (farḵ, “chick, young bird”).

Pronunciation

• (Iɛraben) IPA^(key): [ɛfɾʊχ]

Noun

afrux m (plural iferxan, diminutive afreyyex, feminine equivalent tafruxt)

1. chick, young chicken
2. child, boy

   Synonym: aɛeyyal

Declension

Inflection of afrux

	singular	plural
free state	afrux	iferxan
annexed state	ufrux	iferxan

References

• Mourigh, Khalid (2015) A Grammar of Ghomara Berber (Thesis)‎^[1], Leiden

Kabyle

Alternative forms

• afṛux

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Afroasiatic?

Proto-Semitic

Arabic فَرْخ (farḵ)

Algerian Arabic فرخ (farḵ)

Algerian Arabic فروخ (frūḵ)bor.

Kabyle afrux

Borrowed from Algerian Arabic فروخ (frūḵ), plural of فرخ (farḵ), from Arabic فَرْخ (farḵ, “chick, young bird”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afrˤuχ/

Noun

afrux m (plural ifrax, feminine equivalent tafruxt)

1. chick, young bird

   Synonyms: ičewčew, aferruǧ

2. bird (in general)

   Synonym: agḍiḍ

3. (uncountable) couscous that is too fine

Inflection

Inflection of afrux

	singular	plural
free state	afrux	ifrax
annexed state	wefrux	yefrax

References

• Association Culturelle Numidya (2025), “Amawal, dictionnaire kabyle-français en ligne”, in Amawal‎^[2], retrieved 2025
• Dallet, Jean-Marie (1982), Dictionnaire kabyle-français: parler des At Mangellat, Algérie (in French), Paris, France

Senhaja de Srair

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Afroasiatic?

Proto-Semitic

Arabic فَرْخ (farḵ)

Moroccan Arabic فرخ (farḵ)

Moroccan Arabic فروخ (frūḵ)bor.

Senhaja de Srair afrux

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic فروخ (frūḵ), plural of فرخ (farḵ), from Arabic فَرْخ (farḵ, “chick, young bird”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afruχ/

Noun

afrux m (plural iferxan, diminutive afriyyex, feminine equivalent tafruxt, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴼⵔⵓⵅ)

1. bird

   Synonym: aḥemmir

   Afrux itferfar x uxyam. ― The bird flies over the house.

2. young animal

Declension

Inflection of afrux

	singular	plural
free state	afrux	iferxan
annexed state	ufrux	iferxan

References

• Gutova, Evgeniya; Byler, Jonathan (2025), “Senhaja de Srair - English Dictionary”, in Webonary‎^[3], retrieved 2025
• Gutova, Evgeniya (2021) Senhaja Berber Varieties: Phonology, Morphology, and Morphosyntax (Thesis)‎^[4], Paris, France: HAL

Tarifit

Root
f-r-x
2 terms

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Afroasiatic?

Proto-Semitic

Arabic فَرْخ (farḵ)

Moroccan Arabic فرخ (farḵ)

Moroccan Arabic فروخ (frūḵ)bor.

Tarifit afrux

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic فروخ (frūḵ), plural of فرخ (farḵ), from Arabic فَرْخ (farḵ, “chick, young bird”).

Pronunciation

• (Nador) IPA^(key): [ɛf.ɾʊχ]
• Syllabification: af‧rux
• Rhymes: -ʊχ

Noun

afrux m (plural ifarxan, feminine equivalent tafruxt, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴼⵔⵓⵅ)

1. child, boy

   Synonyms: aneybu, aḥenjir, aḥḥram, aḥarmuc, arba

2. foal, colt
3. bird

   Synonym: ajḍiḍ

Inflection

Inflection of afrux

	singular	plural
free state	afrux	ifarxan
annexed state	wefrux	ifarxan

References

• Serhoual (2002)
• Abarrou (2024)

Tashelhit

Alternative forms

• afruɣ

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Afroasiatic?

Proto-Semitic

Arabic فَرْخ (farḵ)

Moroccan Arabic فرخ (farḵ)

Moroccan Arabic فروخ (frūḵ)bor.

Tashelhit afrux

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic فروخ (frūḵ), plural of فرخ (farḵ), from Arabic فَرْخ (farḵ, “chick, young bird”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afruχ/

Noun

afrux m (plural ifrxan, feminine equivalent tafruxt, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴼⵔⵓⵅ, Arabic spelling آفروخ)

1. boy, child, teenager

   ايژلمض وفروخ اد ― iẓlmḍ ufrux ad ― this boy is clumsy.

2. male palm tree

   Synonym: awtm

   ايغُلي س كران وفروخ. ― iɣʷli s kran ufrux. ― He climbed a palm tree.

Inflection

Inflection of afrux

	singular	plural
free state	afrux	ifrxan
annexed state	ufrux	ifrxan

Synonyms

• afrgas
• anglus
• aqcic
• arba
• azzan
• aɛyyal
• aṛṛaḍ

Derived terms

• afrux n tiyni (“male palm tree”)

Related terms

• afgan (“human”)
• argaz (“man”)
• aɛrrim (“young man”)
• tamɣart (“woman”)

References

• DBTF, vol. I, page 103b