bɣu

Kabyle

Root
b-ɣ (desire)
1 term

Etymology

Borrowed from Algerian Arabic بغى (bḡā), from Arabic بَغَى (baḡā, “to wish, want”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁu/

Verb

bɣu (verbal noun lebɣi)

1. to want
2. to desire, to wish
3. to pretend
4. to be about to, to be on the verge of

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