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ameqqran

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Kabyle

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Etymology

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From the same root as imɣur (to be/grow large) and amɣar (old man). -ɣ- in Kabyle regularly becomes -qq- when geminated.

Adjective

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ameqqran

  1. big, large, vast
    Axxam-im d ameqqran !
    Your house is big!

Inflection

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Tarifit

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Etymology

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Compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵎⵇⵇⵔⴰⵏ (amqqran) and Kabyle ameqqran. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

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ameqqran (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵎⴻⵇⵇⵔⴰⵏ, plural imeqqranen, feminine tameqqrant)

  1. big, large
    iserman imeqqranen
    The large fish.
  2. tall
  3. wide, spacious
  4. old, adult

Declension

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Noun

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ameqqran m (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵎⴻⵇⵇⵔⴰⵏ, plural imeqqranen, feminine tameqqrant)

  1. the big, tall one
    taṛwa n umeqqran
    The children of the tall one.

Declension

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    Declension of ameqqran
Singular Plural
free state ameqqran imeqqranen
construct state umeqqran yimeqqranen
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