aɣanim

Tarifit

Alternative forms

  • ɣanim — Central Tarifit

Etymology

From Hebrew קָנִים (qânim, “cane, reed”), or Punic 𐤒𐤍𐤀 (qnʾ, “cane, reed”), ultimately from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanûm, “reed”).

Noun

aɣanim m (plural iɣunam, diminutive taɣnint, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵖⴰⵏⵉⵎ)

  1. reed
  2. cane
  3. (by extension) bamboo

Declension

Inflection of aɣanim
singular plural
free state aɣanim iɣunam
construct state uɣanim yiɣunam

Tashelhit

Alternative forms

  • aġalim

Etymology

From Hebrew קָנִים (qânim, “cane, reed”), or Punic 𐤒𐤍𐤀 (qnʾ, “cane, reed”), ultimately from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanûm, “reed”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɣanim/

Noun

aɣanim m (plural iɣanimn, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵖⴰⵏⵉⵎ, Arabic spelling آغانيم)

  1. reed
    allah d ullah, igllin, a aġanim! ar ittiġzaf alliġ irmi iknu s akal.
    By God and (again) by God! Poor reed! It may spring up, but it ends up leaning towards the ground.
  2. reed flute
  3. fishing rod
  4. area measurement

Inflection

Inflection of aɣanim
singular plural
free state aɣanim iɣanimn
construct state uɣanim iɣanimn

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, →DOI, →ISBN, page 158a
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