qreḥ

Kabyle

Etymology

From Arabic قَرَحَ (qaraḥa).

Verb

qreḥ (intensive aorist iqerreḥ, aorist yeqreḥ, preterite yeqreḥ, negative preterite yeqriḥ)

1. to ache, hurt, cause or induce pain

   Tissegnit-nni tqerreḥ-iyi!

   That needle hurts!

Usage notes

The direct cause of the pain is the subject of the verb, while the person suffering the pain is the verb's direct object.