aqcic

Kabyle

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber. Cognate with Northern Saharan Berber (Ouargli) akcic (“child, boy”), and Tashelhit aqcic (“child”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aqʃiʃ/

Noun

aqcic m (plural arrac or iqcicen, feminine equivalent taqcict)

1. child, boy

   Synonyms: agrud, aqrur, ameččuk, abɣur

Inflection

Inflection of aqcic

	singular	plural
free state	aqcic	arrac, iqcicen
annexed state	weqcic	warrac, yeqcicen

Notes

The plural iqcicen is rare and generally only used in expressions.

References

• Association Culturelle Numidya (2025), “Amawal, dictionnaire kabyle-français en ligne”, in Amawal‎^[1], retrieved 2025
• Dallet, Jean-Marie (1982), Dictionnaire kabyle-français: parler des At Mangellat, Algérie (in French), Paris, France