Editing Shilha language (section)

==== Within a noun phrase ====
A possessive construction within a noun phrase is most frequently expressed as Possessee {{Lang|shi-latn|n}} Possessor. The preposition {{Lang|shi-latn|n}} "of" requires a following inflected noun to be in the annexed state. This kind of possessive construction covers a wide range of relationships, including both alienable and inalienable possession, and most of them not involving actual ownership:
:{{Lang|shi-latn|anu n Dawd}} "Daoud's waterhole"
:{{Lang|shi-latn|imi n tsraft}} "the entrance of the grain silo"
:{{Lang|shi-latn|tarwa n Brahim}} "Brahim's children"
:{{Lang|shi-latn|ig°dar n idqqi}} "pots of clay"
:{{Lang|shi-latn|imikk n tisnt}} "a little salt"
:{{Lang|shi-latn|atig n usngar}} "the price of maize"
:{{Lang|shi-latn|tiɣ°rdin n imkli}} "after lunch"
:{{Lang|shi-latn|lmdint n Ssnbul}} "the city of Istanbul"
:{{Lang|shi-latn|aɣllay n tafukt}} "the rising of the sun"
:{{Lang|shi-latn|aɣaras n ssk°ila}} "the road to school"
:{{Lang|shi-latn|ddin n Wudayn}} "the religion of the Jews"
:{{Lang|shi-latn|lqqiṣt n Yusf}} "the story of Joseph"
Many such possessive constructions are compounds, whose meaning cannot be deduced from the ordinary meaning of the nouns:
:{{Lang|shi-latn|aɣaras n walim}} "road of straw: the Milky Way"
:{{Lang|shi-latn|imi n wuccn}} "mouth of jackal: a length measure"{{efn|The distance between the outstretched tips of thumb and little finger.}}
:{{Lang|shi-latn|talat n tilkin}} "ravine of lice: nape, back of the neck"
:{{Lang|shi-latn|tassmi n ifrgan}} "needle of hedges: kind of bird"
The possessor can itself be a possessee in a following possessive construction:
:{{Lang|shi-latn|lmudda n tgldit n Mulay Lḥasan}} "the era of the reign of Moulay Lahcen"
:{{Lang|shi-latn|luqt n warraw n wulli}} "the time of the giving birth of the sheep and goats"
As a rule, the preposition {{Lang|shi-latn|n}} assimilates to, or fuses with, a following {{Lang|shi-latn|w}}, {{Lang|shi-latn|y}}, {{Lang|shi-latn|l}} or {{Lang|shi-latn|m}}:{{efn|For the sake of transparency, the preposition "of" is consistently transcribed as {{Lang|shi-latn|n}} in the examples in this article. Unassimilated realizations occur in deliberate speech.}}
:{{Lang|shi-latn|awal n w-aɛrab-n}} → {{Lang|shi-latn|awal w waɛrabn}} "the language of the Arabs"
:{{Lang|shi-latn|a-ḍbib n y-isa-n}} → {{Lang|shi-latn|aḍbib y yisan}} "horse-doctor"
:{{Lang|shi-latn|luq-t n w-nẓar}} → {{Lang|shi-latn|luqt unẓar}} "the season of rain"
:{{Lang|shi-latn|a-gllid n y-muslm-n}} → {{Lang|shi-latn|agllid imuslmn}} "the king of the Muslims"
:{{Lang|shi-latn|addag n litcin}} → {{Lang|shi-latn|addag l litcin}} "orange tree"
:{{Lang|shi-latn|a-sngar n miṣr}} → {{Lang|shi-latn|asngar m Miṣr}} "maize of Egypt"
The possessor can also be expressed with a pronominal possessive complement. This consists of a pronominal suffix added to the preposition, which then takes the shape {{Lang|shi-latn|nn-}} (see {{section link| |Pronouns}}). The form of the 1st singular possessive complement is anomalous: {{Lang|shi-latn|nw}} after a vowel, and {{Lang|shi-latn|inw}} after a consonant (or, in some dialects, {{Lang|shi-latn|niw}}):
:{{Lang|shi-latn|agayyu nu}} "my head"
:{{Lang|shi-latn|ifassn inu}} "my hands"
:{{Lang|shi-latn|aḍar niw}} "my leg"
:{{Lang|shi-latn|aqqrab nnk}} "your (sg.m.) pouch"
:{{Lang|shi-latn|lumur nnm}} "your (sg.f.) affairs"
:{{Lang|shi-latn|timlsa nns}} "his clothes"
:{{Lang|shi-latn|rriy nns}} "her opinion"
:{{Lang|shi-latn|aḍu nns}} "its smell"
:{{Lang|shi-latn|adjarn nnɣ}} "our neighbours"
:{{Lang|shi-latn|tawwuri nnun}} "your (pl.m.) occupation"
:{{Lang|shi-latn|timddukkal nnunt}} "your (pl.f.) friends"
:{{Lang|shi-latn|lmɛict nnsn}} "their (m.) livelihood"
:{{Lang|shi-latn|tik°yaḍ nnsnt}} "their (f.) locks of hair"