ignna

Tashelhit

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iɡnːa/

Noun

ignna m (plural ignwan, Tifinagh spelling ⵉⴳⵏⵏⴰ, Arabic spelling ايڭنّا)

  1. sky
    Iqqn ignna s umdlu. ― The sky is covered with clouds.

Inflection

Inflection of ignna
singular plural
free state ignna ignwan
construct state yignna, ignna ignwan

Derived terms

  • bab ignwan (“God”)
  • irn ignna (“muslim months”)
  • lɛilm n yignna (“astronomy”)
  • tamkrazt n ignwan (“lightning”)
  • wiss sa ignwan (“the seventh sky”)

See also

  • akal (“earth”)
  • amdlu (“cloud”)
  • ljnnt (“heaven”)

References

  • Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 2 f—l (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/2) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 1060a
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