tagant

Estonian

Etymology

Exessive of taga (“behind”).

Adverb

tagant (not comparable)

  1. from the back, from behind
    Teda oli nurga tagant näha.
    You could see him from behind the corner.

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taɡant/

Noun

tagant f (plural taganin, Tifinagh spelling ⵜⴰⴳⴰⵏⵜ, Arabic spelling تاڭانت)

  1. forest
    kkan akkʷ mddn tagant, urrin d, nttan a iġaman gis
    everyone went to the forest and came back, but he stayed there.
  2. inhabited place
    Synonym: lxla

Inflection

Inflection of tagant
singular plural
free state tagant taganin, tigina
construct state tagant taganin, tigina

Derived terms

  • agan (“vast forest”)
  • aydi n tagant (“jackal”)
  • bu tagant (“wild boar”)
  • fk i tagant (“to wander”)
  • iġʷyal n tagant (“wild donkeys”)
  • timijja n tagant (“species of wild mint”)

See also

  • akal (“earth”)
  • lhwaych (“animals”)
  • taddagt (“tree”)

References

  • Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 4 t—ẓ (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/4) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 2368a
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