aɣyul
Kabyle
Noun
aɣyul m (plural iɣyal)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Free state | aɣyul | weɣyul, uɣyul |
| Construct state | iɣyal | yiɣyal |
Derived terms
- taɣyult
Tashelhit
Alternative forms
- aɣyyul, aɣiyul
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Berber *ɣ-w-l (“related to black and brown colors”), or possibly from Latin equuleus (“colt, foal”).
Compare Tuareg iɣwal (“to be brown, to be tanned”), Northern Saharan Berber sseɣwel, aɣeggal (“to blacken, black”), Tachawit ɣuwel (“to be black”), Tarifit aɣyuř (“donkey”) and Kabyle aɣyul (“donkey”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɣjul/
Noun
aɣyul m (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵖⵢⵓⵍ, plural iɣʷyal, feminine equivalent taɣyult)
- donkey
- Iġ tsllam i ushuṛṛu uġyul, iniyat: «aɛudu billah-i mina ššiṭan-i rrajîm-i!» hati iẓṛa ššiṭan.
- When you hear the braying of the donkey, take refuge in God from the attacks of Satan the stoned, for the donkey has seen a demon.
- (vulgar) idiot, dumbass
- waynni aɣyul. ― what an idiot.
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| free state | aɣyul | iɣʷyal |
| construct state | uɣyul | yiɣʷyal |
Derived terms
- aɣyul abldiy (“domestic donkey”)
- aɣyul n tagant (“wild donkey”)
- aɣyul n ḍama (“pawn”)
See also
References
- Stroomer, Harry (2025) Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 a—e (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, , →ISBN, page 175a