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iɣil

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Tashelhit

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Etymology

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Inherited from Medieval Tashelhit اِغِلْ (iɣil, “arm”),[1] from Proto-Berber *a-ɣil (“arm”).[2] Cognate with Tarifit ɣiř (“arm”), Tuareg aɣil (“arm”), Ghadames áɣil (“arm”), and Zenaga iʔy (“forearm”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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iɣil m (plural iɣalln, Tifinagh spelling ⵉⵖⵉⵍ, Arabic spelling ايغيل)

  1. arm
  2. forearm
  3. armful
  4. cubit
  5. fathom
  6. lock pins made of wood
  7. door frame

Inflection

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Inflection of iɣil
singular plural
free state iɣil iɣalln, iɣaln
annexed state yiɣil iɣalln, iɣaln

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ibn Tunart (a. 1172), Kitāb Al-Asmā’‎[1], sourced from Maison méditerranéenne des sciences de l'homme, Cité numérique de la Méditerranée (Cinumed), page 22
  2. ^ Marijn van Putten (2019), “Introducción al estudio diacrónico del bereber”, in José Juan Batista Rodríguez, editor, Estudios sobre toponimia canaria prehispánica (in Spanish), Academia Canaria De La Lengua, →ISBN, page 254
  • 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 1076
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