Anelmad

Kabyle ⇄ English dictionary

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ewt

amyag · verb

forms wteγ, yewwet, newwet, yekkat, tiyita

to hit; to strike; to beat

  • Wwtent

    They hit him

  • Yewwet aqerruy-is ɣer lḥiḍ

    He hit his head against the wall

to get

  • Tewwet ticraḍ

    She got tattoos

  • Yewwet-d tisegnit

    He got an injection

Expressions

  • Ewt azrem s aqerru

    Get straight to the point (Awal s wawal: Strike the snake on the head.)

  • Ewt agejdur

    To tear one's hair out; to wail loudly.(awal s wawal: to hit misfortune)

  • Ewt afus

    To clap (awal s wawal: to strike the hand)

to play

  • Yekkat snitra/tagitart

    He plays the guitar

precipitation; Weather phenomena: rain, snow, wind

  • Tekkat lehwa/ yekkat ugeffur

    It's raining

  • Yekkat udfel

    It's snowing

  • Yekkat waḍu

    The wind is blowing

Expression

  • Yewwet-iyi waḍu

    I have a cold (awal s wawal: the wind struck him)

to criticize

  • Yekkat deg-i

    He keeps criticizing me

tiyita

isem · noun

pl. tiyitiwin

a blow; a hit; a strike

  • Tiyita terza win tuɣ

    Only the one who takes the blow knows how much it hurts