ⵖⵔ

Tamazight

Etymology

From Punic 𐤒𐤓𐤀‎ (qrʾ). Compare Hebrew קרא‎.

Verb

ⵖⵔ (intensive aorist ⵉⵇⵇⴰⵔ, aorist ⵖⵔ, preterite ⵉⵖⵔ, negative preterite ⵉⵖⵔⵉ)

to read
ⵇⵇⴰⵔⵖ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⴷⵍⵉⵙ.
qqarɣ yan n udlis.
I'm reading a book.
to study
ⵜⵇⵇⴰⵔ ⵜⴰⵄⵕⴰⴱⵜ.
tqqar taɛṛabt.
She studied Arabic.
to call
ⵖⵔ ⵉ ⴽⴰⵎⴰⵍ.
ɣr i kamal.
call Kamal.

References

Blažek, Václav (2014), "Phoenician/Punic Loans in Berber Languages and Their Role in Chronology of Berber", Folia Orientalia, Vol. 51, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.

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