Face tattoos were pretty coming amongst all Libyans, not just Amazigh Libyans. Edit: just took a look at the dictionary on Tamazight of Djerba above, here is another beautiful word, p. So I was wondering if my family is one of those “arabized” tribes but actually amazigh. As an amazigh person (kabyle) who lives in a non amazigh city I've seen a lot of kabyles who still speak thamazight and embrace their culture so am I and my family , my grandparents and my parents talk in thamazight fluently (my grandparents cant speak arabic ) but personally I understand it 100% but I don't talk it fluently since I don't practice it a lot but I still can talk it and have a All the authentic Berber names have vanished probably because since the invasion of the Arabs, a systematic campaign to eradicate all the cultural specifities of the Berbers in order to totally convert them has taken place. And some "neo-Berber" ones inspired from history like Massinissa, Jugurtha, Dihya, Tin Hinan, etc. Herodotus called us the descendants of Troy who fled to North Africa after it was conquered by the See conflicting info, some say the names Amazigh origin and dominated by Amazigh people but another says it’s Arabic inspired and just adapted to Amazigh like Mohand is to Muhammad. Zidane, for example, is 100% Kabyle and people think he’s “white” until they look it up. 000 bc when a massive flood destroyed the empire and its people. Herodotus called us the descendants of Troy who fled to North Africa after it was conquered by the Greeks, Sallustus called us Persian, and Procopus called us Cananeans who fled to North Arabization of Algeria 🇩🇿 during the colonial period. This statement is completely false and far from the truth. This myth of Carthaginians being Amazigh ancestors is the favourite one of Pan-arabists, since the Phoenicians are from the middle East (Levant) and are somewhat related to Arabs, so that makes Amazigh Arabs too. r/amazigh_marriage comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment Learning Amazigh. We'll not alienate you with racial slurs but we'll alienate you with actual political/economical policies. "Ines" is nice too. 30-Meknes> Ameknas: An Amazigh country's name 31-Amizmiz> Amiz Amiz: Take your handful of grain 32-Mohammedia> Fdala: Favor of god 33-Tifelt> Tifelt: Metallic plate 34-Agadir> Agadir: Fortified storage 35-Rabat> Ar-ribat: Islamic fortification 36-Guercif> Gar issafen: Between rivers 37-Taounat> Taounat: The hitch I wanted to know what does the surname “Haddouch” or “Haddouche” mean because it’s one of my grandfathers name and he is a Amazigh from around marrakech. Herodotus called us the descendants of Troy who fled to North Africa after it was conquered by the Greeks, Sallustus called us Persian, and Procopus called us Cananeans who fled to North Well, that is wrong, how Carthage has no influence in Tunisia when literally the location of our capital is based on Ancient Carthage, the name Tunisia itself could be derived from Tanit the Tunisian Goddess, plus if there was no Carthage, The African Province(Modern day Tunisia) wouldn't be that important to the Romans so that could've really changed how modern Tunisia is now as a nation, we The Amazigh people have populated North Africa for thousands of years and despite continuous invasions, they continue to preserve their culture and traditions. The Amazigh people have… The Amazigh people have populated North Africa for thousands of years and despite continuous invasions, they continue to preserve their culture and traditions. To summarize, "Ancient Egyptian religion" is an I'm finally going to have an Amazigh name. • 18 min. Jon it's wrong, no "amazigh tribe", no "amazigh nation" in History. Salaam my brothers and sisters, Currently preparing to learn Arabic (Fusha) to learn to read the Quran and write Arabic. Its name is shared with the modern Region of Trarza. That is what i believe. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. 1- Aksil/Axel: It means the “ Cheetah” and it symbolizes strength and speed. Regarding names, not only Christian names are not permissible but also unorthodox or western names, some names from Abrahamic religions are permissible like Sara, Maria, Adam, others like Abraham, David, Joseph need to be writen and pronounced in arabic As Ibrahim, dawoud, youssef or youssouf. about. unhingedbutt. There is no good reason to believe Amazigh were not part of ancient Egyptian religion either during the 23rd dynasty and before it. The root of the name is from "Fanagh" which means: the gift. 3K subscribers in the AmazighPeople community. Anyone know the truth? What is its origin and where/who it is commonly named it? Looking up the name, it’s seems concentrated solely in Algeria and France. What happened during the hirak showcases this clearly. The Fremen, like the Amazigh, are organized into tribes and hold a profound respect for tribal traditions, including honor codes and This word has been replaced by "Amazigh" in a lot of contexts because berber is considered derogatory and has roots in the word "barbarian". race traitor. 6K subscribers in the AmazighPeople community. But there are many dialects there as well, they have for example different dialects in midar than in driouch, and they also call it all tarifit. Both cultures value community solidarity, collective decision-making, and mutual support. 000 years ago and for the following reasons. 3. Marriage between amazigh woman and non-amazigh man. It's not the first time in Vikings they used black figurants to play the andalusian moors ,the scenarists literally used arabic sources describing the "Rus" in their scenarios so there's no way in hell they did it inconsiously, heck even modern scientist The Amazigh people have populated North Africa for thousands of years and despite continuous invasions, they continue to preserve their culture and traditions. Azul fellawen!! Welcome to r/amazigh_linguistics, an experiment in unraveling the mysteries of the amazigh language, or tamazight The language, or more precision, the dialect continuums that make up tamazight, spreads from the coast of morocco to the oasis of Siwa. Add a Comment. Our people are very diverse and there’s not a standard look for Amazigh people. They don’t even know what an Amazigh is where you live buddy…. Herodotus called us the descendants of Troy who fled to North Africa after it was conquered by the Greeks, Sallustus called us Persian, and Procopus called us Cananeans who fled to North There was, and to a lesser degree still is a stigma with amazigh identity being "backwards" and "uncivilized", we had to deal with either being called "wlad franca" or traitors or lots of other derogatory names, and "islam arabized us" was a popular take. It's about the structural institutionalised power that comes with it. 2. He told me it was a tamazight name. •. Herodotus called us the descendants of Troy who fled to North Africa after it was conquered by the Greeks, Sallustus called us Persian, and Procopus called us Cananeans who fled to North The predominant Amazigh element within the “Arab” tribes of Algeria. In the year 1913, under the order of the Governor General, the French historian Edmond Doutté published his book « Enquête sur la dispersion de la langue berbère en Algérie ». The word “Murakuc” comes from the original name of the city Marrakech, its etymology is unclear but it has been theorised that it has to do with the word “Yakuc” (God). Even got the territories right (Bejaia province). Herodotus called us the descendants of Troy who fled to North Africa after it was conquered by the Greeks, Sallustus called us Persian, and Procopus called us Cananeans who fled to North Few of the spirits inhabiting these holy spots had names; they were impersonal forces, like so many of the djinns of modern Berber folk belief. The fulani are the union between saharan nomads and atlantic africans. The more traditional Muslim versions of 'son of' and 'daughter of' may also be used, but Favorite amazigh names. If anyone knows, I would appreciate if you give me what tribe it belongs to and what is the regions it is more commonly found. Herodotus called us the descendants of Troy who fled to North Africa after it was conquered by the Greeks, Sallustus called us Persian, and Procopus called us Cananeans who fled to North The amazigh is what you get from the union of those iberomaurusian and saharan nomads. Nafusi: Means "with the hand" in Tamazight (n afus). Herodotus called us the descendants of Troy who fled to North Africa after it was conquered by the Greeks, Sallustus called us Persian, and Procopus called us Cananeans who fled to North Name suggestions for girls (amazigh or Arab) Hi everyone, Baby girl on the way, would love to hear suggestions of old Moroccan names/ amazigh names Thank youuu. 3- Tafsut: “ Spring”. I made the choice long ago to change my name to an Amazigh name and while I can't change it officially until after I graduate, I want to start going by the new name. But hey, i's not your fault, it's from some active north africans militants which want to create and to rewrite History of North Africa (ideological faction). Ask your dad or mum where they are from in Libya, there’s only a few cities/towns which are Amazigh, so it won’t be hard to tell if you are. it all the time: ~ Some see Arabic identity different than race so Arabs are Arab speakers thus Moroccan are Arabs ~ Some see Arabs are only those those who live in Arabian peninsula thus Moroccans are not Arab people but are Amazigh people. (7th century AD) 2- Kahina: It stands for “ soothsayer” in Arabic. I agree on Imtghren (better than both qsar essoq and errachidia) cuf acciwen? wtf xD. And remember that we have a zero tolerance policy for non-civil discourse and offenders risk being permanently banned. Amazigh were also Pharaohs of Egypt during the Twenty-third Dynasty (837 BCE–728 BCE). Happy birthday! View community ranking In the Top 10% of largest communities on Reddit. Not only Turks, Arabs and Amazighs ruled us, as you all know, the French and Romans also ruled over us, also Persians, Kurds (Salah Din ruled some parts of Tunisia), Italians, Germans, Spanish The confusing difference that people argue. They shouldn't be disgusted by being associated with Arabs (like some people) because that's a sign of prejudice. So I was surprised since my whole family have always considered themselves fully Arab (my dad’s tribe is Doukkala). The Amazigh people have populated North Africa for thousands of years and despite continuous invasions, they continue to preserve their culture and traditions. Farmers, navigators, rebels, pirates, soldiers and above all, free men. Herodotus called us the descendants of Troy who fled to North Africa after it was conquered by the Very likely, yes. So I've recently had my 18th birthday and I'm heading to university in less than 2 weeks. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about Amazigh names, I like them a lot and was wondering if it would be offensive for me to name future children with an Amazigh name even tho I grew up in an Arab environment and I don’t know the language? ybn_suley. Currently pregnant with my baby who is half amazigh. The original tuaregs look like this https://ibb. The Yaz represents the free man. The Ancient Tifinagh sign & code language used by the Amazigh Berbers for millennia. No tribe with this name. Herodotus called us the descendants of Troy who fled to North Africa after it was conquered by the Greeks, Sallustus called us Persian, and Procopus called us Cananeans who fled to North The Amazigh people have populated North Africa for thousands of years and despite continuous invasions, they continue to preserve their culture and traditions. The Egyptian priests gave a time period of 10. Let me give you an example, if you google Amazigh first names, you'll find loads of completely invented non-Berber names (actually anything but arabic names, because these pseudo-berberists who make these websites are mainly motivated by their arabophobia), while the authentic Berber names that have been used for millenia, they won't include 1 day ago · Cyber-security firm Crowdstrike has admitted that the problem was caused by an update to its antivirus software, which is designed to protect Microsoft Windows devices from malicious attacks The Amazigh people have populated North Africa for thousands of years and despite continuous invasions, they continue to preserve their culture and traditions. It would be great to know how it was generally speaking, the clothing people used to wear, the presence of foreign languages, the religions they followed and even some of their names Welcome to r/Morocco!Please always make sure to take the time to read the rules of this community, follow them and help us enforce them by reporting offenders. The problem is she told me that her mom is illiterate and does not speak It's kind of sad that go with the popular american perception of moorish civillisation and feeding the fantasm just to make cash out of it. 1. Herodotus called us the descendants of Troy who fled to North Africa after it was conquered by the Greeks, Sallustus called us Persian, and Procopus called us Cananeans who fled to North We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Herodotus called us the descendants of Troy who fled to North Africa after it was conquered by the Greeks, Sallustus called us Persian, and Procopus called us Cananeans who fled to North There are lots of Ghilas (Male) and Thiziri (Girl) that i know, those are very simple name to wear. We love each other, and if things go well between us, I'm planning to marry her in the future and live our life together abroad. Some Berbers use the only "title" they know to name their daughters in order to indicate their origin. I have a tattoo of The Amazigh people have populated North Africa for thousands of years and despite continuous invasions, they continue to preserve their culture and traditions. ago. ”. 8- Lalla: it means madame. 13 votes, 37 comments. But most of the time when someone, a normal person There's also Berber names which are mostly or uniquely used by Kabyles, stuff like Lounis, Idir, Ghiles, etc. But obviously using a French word is still using a foreign word. Reply reply. This sort of imageful language is constantly present in Tamazight in all its variants, here we have the word “be clouded” used for “keep quiet". Herodotus called us the descendants of Troy who fled to North Africa after it was conquered by the Greeks, Sallustus called us Persian, and Procopus called us Cananeans who fled to North It's from the same study that focus on two main groups Saami and Berbers, in the tittle of the study you shared it says "Saami and Berbers" without mentioning the other two in the tittle because the Yakut and Fulbe in relation to Saami and Berbers are minor branches as it says in the study. Herodotus called us the descendants of Troy who fled to North Africa after it was conquered by the Greeks, Sallustus called us Persian, and Procopus called us Cananeans who fled to North View community ranking In the Top 10% of largest communities on Reddit I have created a sub reddit for amazigh marriage. I'm thinking of choosing Tafrara. The Emirate of Trarza was a precolonial state in what is today southwest Mauritania. I find "Aya" to be such a sweet name for a girl. Herodotus called us the descendants of Troy who fled to North Africa after it was conquered by the Greeks, Sallustus called us Persian, and Procopus called us Cananeans who fled to North The black "tuaregs" are a mix between the amazigh Male and the subsaharan woman from Mali. In the case of sons their first name is followed by 'ag' and then the father's name, and in the case of daughters their first names are followed by 'ult' instead. Younes, Yousef, Sara, Leila, Rachid, Moussa, Zakariya/Zakaria, Chaima, Farida, Fatima, Houda, Amira, Ibtissam, Aziz and Monssif/Moncef for the more common Moroccan names and as for Amazigh names I would say Tounarouz, Arinass, Matya, Lwiza, Tafukt and Masillya for a girl and Anir, Ilina, Alas, Massin, Baddis and Ayyur for Male berberism was born as a resistance to forced pan-arabism ; like banning amazigh language from being spoken or getting taught , denying history and brain washing the new generation , banning amazigh names , using violance in all of it's forms against those who did not lose their culture . It is also a name of a king. It's just a recent word applied to all those who come from “Berber” tribes. Herodotus called us the descendants of Troy who fled to North Africa after it was conquered by the Greeks, Sallustus called us Persian, and Procopus called us Cananeans who fled to North Historically we have been under Amazigh rule more than Arab rule, even after Muslim conquests, Muslim Amazighs ruled Tunisia until Ottomans took over. Herodotus called us the descendants of Troy who fled to North Africa after it was conquered by the Greeks, Sallustus called us Persian, and Procopus called us Cananeans who fled to North Many words are online often alluded to be of amazigh origin cuz today cuz they are not known to be Arabic cuz we always refer to fusha as being “the pure Arabic”. But they can identify as Amazigh if they want, it's up to the individual. AmazighPeople. Herodotus called us the descendants of Troy who fled to North Africa after it was conquered by the Greeks, Sallustus called us Persian, and Procopus called us Cananeans who fled to North In Libya Amazigh had to deal with a 42 year long dictatorship that didn’t allow them to speak the language publicly, teach in schools, use Amazigh names, and the list goes on… it’s getting a little better now but they still get overseen by predominant Arab cities and just in general the way their treated by the general Libyan. On the Amazigh Nation’s flag is a red symbol—the letter “Yaz” in Tifinagh (Amazigh alphabet). In fact, black afrocentrist are racist towards us and want to completely blackwash north Africa. And I celebrate amazigh events not islam ones , i won’t hate Muslim amazigh but know your boundaries and keep your beliefs to yourself, im a far right and i love tamazgha and will defend its heritage the hamsa isn't amazigh, it is thought that it was brought by pheonicians after the establishment of the colony of carthage, furthermore many other cultures uses the hamsa as one of their symbols already so i think it would be dumb to consider it as an amazigh symbol especially considering its origins aren't amazigh . The mood in Milwaukee was ebullient, so much so that one Republican governor warned of overconfidence. There are many villages in Algeria that were created by Fulani people. For girls: ريحانة rayhana، أسيل assil ، tasnim تسنيم And for the typically Algerian there are some old ones that are just a variation of Arabic names (I've heard of old ladies named like this but haven't met any young ones named this): Khdaouedj خداوج, Zoubida زوبيدة, Aouicha عويشة, Bekhta بختة, Zhour زهور/ ElZhour الزهور, Khira خيرة I’m Moroccan, I’m aware of some of the Amazigh tribes a side of the family is from but not what the majority of my DNA is. co/93v0n7r so no it's not racist if we call an apple an apple. Mozabite: Inhabitants of Mzab valley, don't know the meaning of "Mzab" yet. The Amazigh people have… Senegalese Amazigh man from the Emirate of Trarza. But I also would like to learn Amazigh aswell since that is the only way I can communicate with my family in Morocco and also since it is a piece of my identity which I am proud of, especially about the The Amazigh people have populated North Africa for thousands of years and despite continuous invasions, they continue to preserve their culture and traditions. 7- Dihiya: It is a name of the heroine of the Berber resistance against the Arab conquest. 5: eblem “être caché par les nuages” (soleil, lune); “se taire”. Reply. I believe that the modern Amazigh people are descendants/ survivors of the lost Atlantean empire that was destroyed during the flood some 12. Although most Jijelis today are known as 'Arabized' Berbers, in that they mainly speak Arabic and identify as Arabs, but their heritage and tribes are overwhelmingly Kabyle - which in most of the Jijel is easy to tell due to the names of various places, villages and municipalities which are clearly Kabylie names. How could the Carthaginians, Who controlled small land and lived for short time, Be the Both you and Egyptians are in the Afro asiatic family, both in North Africa. She did 23andme and she’s 100% Amazigh. The… 3. Alhoceima is actually called taghzut in tmazight. I'm interested on both late antiquity and obscure (non-mainstream) civilizations, kingdoms, cultures and religions. Amazigh (Berber) paganism [more niche request] Hello! I'm Moroccan Amazigh and am trying to get into paganism from my own cultural perspective but am really unsure of where to start. Many wrongly assume that when Banu Hilal migrated to North Africa, they stayed isolated and did not mix with the native Amazigh. The Amazigh people have… Where each Amazigh group's name comes from. Interesting word compounds based on the pan-amazigh root "abuḍ" in taqbaylit. They were allowed since 2011 its just that since last year people started to hate amazigh speakers because pf their religion (ibadism) war has been going (still going) four months ago a racist pan arabist banned a school for having an amazigh name the amazighs in libya are strong and have weapons they attacked and The Amazigh people have populated North Africa for thousands of years and despite continuous invasions, they continue to preserve their culture and traditions. 6. These Arab tribes after their arrival in North Africa and their subsequent defeat at Hello everyone! 2 days ago I was talking to my dad and I asked him about the meaning of our surname. The name Amazigh translates to “free man. 4. Herodotus called us the descendants of Troy who fled to North Africa after it was conquered by the Greeks, Sallustus called us Persian, and Procopus called us Cananeans who fled to North My moms side of the family look like you, fair skin, blonde hair. Girl & boy amazigh names? Hello there. Amzanadrar. I'm what you'd call an arabized amazigh and my answer is yes, Imazighen experience true racism in Morocco. needless to say, Nonsensical gibberish. It has survived as a traditional confederation of semi-nomadic peoples to the present day. In his book he talks about the state of the Amazigh language in Algeria during the French colonial The Amazigh people have populated North Africa for thousands of years and despite continuous invasions, they continue to preserve their culture and traditions. Tifinagh is used by some Amazigh or descendants of them, in the Canary Islands, Spain, North Africa, the Saharan Desert, Chad & Sudan. If you Google Guanche you find some drawing of men with tattoos. Tuareg: Comes from the Amazigh word "inhabitants of Targa" and Targa came from the word "targwa" which means small water source or drainage. Abandoning islam is my personal choice and i still will name my children amazigh names aka non muslim ones. Your last name should also help identify if your Amazigh or not. Herodotus called us the descendants of Troy who fled to North Africa after it was conquered by the Greeks, Sallustus called us Persian, and Procopus called us Cananeans who fled to North There is an Amazigh server on dc called amazighunity that has a whole section for tattoos and meanings of the symbols. Hi there, i recently made a pretty interesting discovery related to a couple of words that share the abuḍ root and are compoud words, which are : abuḍ : original name for ventre (nowadays in kabyle for bottleneck, bec of a coffee pot) aɛebbuḍ : belly. In fact, we absorbed other amazigh tribes like the Godala during the Iberian invasion in the times of the Almoravids. 1 day ago · Here are six takeaways from the consequential week of the Republican National Convention. What is forgotten is that we should refer to Classical Arabic dictionaries like Lisan al 3arab and therefore old Arabic since fusha is the modern version of it and in some Let's not act as if the Arab states in the Maghreb didn't politically and economically marginalize the amazigh regions, heavily repressed even by military means for a time,completely denied the existence of the Amazigh at first and then consored the cultural and linguistic expression of the various Amazighs in every domain, forbid the parents The Tuareg people, like many other Muslim cultures, use a father's name instead of a surname. Herodotus called us the descendants of Troy who fled to North Africa after it was conquered by the Greeks, Sallustus called us Persian, and Procopus called us Cananeans who fled to North The name Berber is derived from ancient Egyptian Arabic, likely meaning “outlander” or “barbarian. Generally, amazigh tattoos were less comon for men but they mostly wore it on the hands and had something to do with the tribe they belong to. I have never met someone in my community who still practices paganism after the Islamization of North Africa, and I can't find all that much, although I have found Another aspect that aligns the Fremen with the Amazigh is their strong emphasis on communal living and social organization. Hello my dear friends, I (24, from Casablanca) recently knew a woman (25, living in Agadir). The population, a mixture of Berber tribes, had been there for a We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Once heavily revered and feared deities and forces of Nature such as Anzar (The Rain God) only became common words in the language of the Amazigh, losing their sacredness and meaning over time, and The Amazigh people have populated North Africa for thousands of years and despite continuous invasions, they continue to preserve their culture and traditions. Since it became legal to chose Amazigh names for newborn many Berbers who don't want Arab names started to chose Amazigh names for their newborns like Ayyur, Aksel, Massin, Yuba, Dihya, Lunja, Cillia, Tanitetc, tho there are still other Amazigh names the government refuses to accept. Now, the other day I was shopping at a spice store in Pittsburgh and I asked for Berbere seasoning and the guy said they had it but that they were now calling it Amazigh seasoning so as not to use the It also has the advantage of being etymologically Amazigh since it comes from the name of Marrakech. sv nr de wy py ao vf lc qn wy