ɛdu

Tarifit

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic عدى (ɛda, “to pass, to go beyond”).

Pronunciation

Verb

ɛdu (Tifinagh spelling ⵄⴷⵓ)

  1. (intransitive) to pass, to go, to walk
    Iɛdu ij nnhar. ― A day has passed.
    Iɛddu deg ubrid. ― He is passing by the road (while coming).
  2. (transitive) to pass, to overtake, to surpass
    Iɛdu-t di tazzřa. ― He overtook him in the race.
  3. (transitive) to abandon, to leave, to quit
    Ura d ijjen wa yɛddu tarwa-nnes. ― No one abandons their children.
  4. (intransitive, figurative) to be excessive, to be too much
    Atay tɛdu ɣar-s tiziḍ. ― The tea is too sweet (has too much sugar).
  5. (transitive) to skip, to forget, to omit (part of a story or task)
    Xenni, aqqa ɛduɣ-aš. ― There, I forgot (something) for you.

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

  • (adjective) iɛdun (“past, elapsed”)
  • (reciprocal) mɛdu (“to pass together”)
  • (causative) sɛdu (“to make pass, to spend (time), to present”)
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