dḥec

Tarifit

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic ضحك.

Verb

dḥec (Tifinagh spelling ⴷⵃⴻⵛ)

1. (intransitive) to laugh, to joke
2. (intransitive, construed with x) to mock, to ridicule, to sneer

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• Causative: sedḥec (“to make laugh, to entertain”)
  • Verbal noun: asedḥec
• tadeḥḥact (“joke, mockery”)
• tisedḥact (“foolery”)
• adeḥḥatc (“joker, prankster”)