Anelmad

Kabyle ⇄ English dictionary

qqim

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amyag · verb

forms qqimeγ, yeqqim, neqqim, iγimi, tiγimit

to stay; to remain

Qqim di lehna
Stay well; take care
Qqim d wayeḍ
You too; same to you (reply to: qqim di lehna)
Teqqim γef arraw-is
She never remarried so she could devote herself to her children

to sit; to sit down

Teqqim γef lqaɛa
She sat on the ground; she sat down on the floor

to wait; to stay

Ad qqimeɣ alma d azekka
I'll wait until tomorrow

to start; to begin; to set about

Ma teqqim-am i uqesser
If she starts telling you stories
Mi as-yeqqim i wučči, ur yettekkar ara
Once he starts eating, he won't leave the table

to be; to be found

Di tmeɣra-ines yeqqim seksu d wudi yerra tiqit
At his wedding, there was more couscous and butter than anyone knew what to do with

sɣim

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amyag · verb

forms sɣameγ, yessɣam, nesɣam, asɣimi

to seat; to make someone sit down

Yesɣam-it ɣef ukersi
he seated him on a chair

Expression

Yesɣam-it ɣef yisufa yerɣan
He put him in the hot seat (awal s wawal: He made him sit on burning embers)

to betray; to set a trap

Yesɣam-as
He set him up

iɣimi

isem · noun

sitting

Expression

Amer yessegmay iɣimi, tili yegma wemcic
Nothing comes from doing nothing (awal s wawal: If sitting made one grow, the cat would surely have grown)

tiɣimit

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isem · noun

sitting

Tiɣimit ɣef lqaɛa
Sitting on the ground

rest; time off

Tiɣimit n dduṛt
Weekly rest

aseqqamu

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isem · noun

pl. iseqquma

council; assembly

Aseqqamu n yiselmaden
Teachers' council

taseqqamut

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isem · noun

pl. tiseqquma

committee; panel

hips

anesɣamu

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isem · noun

pl. inesɣuma

committee member; panel member