anflus

Tashelhit

Alternative forms

• anfaliz

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Afroasiatic *m-

Proto-Berber *-m-

Medieval Tashelhit اَمْـ (am-)

Tashelhit an-

Proto-Berber

Tashelhit fls

Tashelhit anflus

From an- (nomen patientis prefix) + fls (“to trust”), hence originally "the trusted one".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anflus/

Noun

anflus m (plural inflas, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵏⴼⵍⵓⵙ, Arabic spelling آنفلوس)

1. influential agent or notable within a tribe.
2. member of a tribal council
3. chief of a fraction or subdivision of a tribe.
4. arbiter, delegate, mediator in disputes.

Inflection

Inflection of anflus

	singular	plural
free state	anflus	inflas
annexed state	unflus	inflas

Derived terms

• anflus n lxir (“lucky charm”)
• anflus n lɛurf (“judge”)
• anflus n waman (“agent responsible for the distribution of irrigation water”)

See also

• amqqun (“confederation”)
• amɣar (“chieftain”)
• taqbilt (“tribe”)

References

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