taqbaylit

Kabyle

Root
q-b-l
3 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌθaq.βajˈliθ/

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Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Arabic قَبَائِل (qabāʔil)

Arabic الْقَبَائِل (al-qabāʔil)

Proto-Afroasiatic

Proto-Semitic

Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)

Arabic قَبَائِلِيّ (qabāʔiliyy)

Algerian Arabic قبايلي (qbāyli)bor.

Kabyle aqbayli

Proto-Berber *ta?

Proto-Afroasiatic *-t

Proto-Berber *ta- -t

Kabyle t- -t

Kabyle taqbaylit

From aqbayli + t- -t.

Noun

taqbaylit f (plural tiqbayliyin)

1. female equivalent of aqbayli:
   1. Kabyle woman
   2. (uncountable) code of honour

Inflection

Inflection of taqbaylit

	singular	plural
free state	taqbaylit	tiqbayliyin
annexed state	teqbaylit	teqbayliyin

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Arabic قَبَائِل (qabāʔil)

Arabic الْقَبَائِل (al-qabāʔil)

Proto-Afroasiatic

Proto-Semitic

Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)

Arabic قَبَائِلِيّ (qabāʔiliyy)

Proto-Afroasiatic *-t

Proto-Semitic *-at-

Arabic ـَة (-a)

Arabic قَبَائِلِيَّة (qabāʔiliyya)

Algerian Arabic قبايلية (qbāyliyya)bor.

Kabyle taqbaylit

Borrowed from Algerian Arabic قبايلية (qbāyliyya), from Arabic قَبَائِلِيَّة (qabāʔiliyya), from قَبَائِلِيّ (qabāʔiliyy) + ـَة (-a).

Noun

taqbaylit f

1. Kabyle (a Northern Berber language of Algeria).

   Yessen taqbaylit. ― He knows how to speak Kabyle.

Inflection

Inflection of taqbaylit

	singular	plural
free state	taqbaylit	—
annexed state	teqbaylit	—

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