 According to Leo Africanus, "Amazigh" meant "free man", some argued that there is no root of M-Z-Ɣ meaning "free" in modern Berber languages.However, mmuzeɣ "to be noble, generous" exist among the Imazighen of Central Morocco and tmuzeɣ "to free oneself, revolt" among the Kabyles of Ouadhia.This dispute, however, is based on a lack of understanding of the Berber language as "Am-" is a prefix meaning "a man, one who is [...]" Therefore, the root required to verify this endonym would be "(a)zigh", "free", which however is also missing from Tamazight's lexicon, but may be related to the well-attested "aze" "strong", "Tizzit" "bravery", or "jeghegh" "to be brave, to be courageous".