afransis

Kabyle

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French français, perhaps via Algerian Arabic فرانسيس (frānsīs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /afrˤansis/

Adjective

afransis (feminine tafransist, masculine plural ifransisen)

  1. French

Inflection

Inflection of afransis
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
free state afransis ifransisen tafransist tifransisin

Noun

afransis m (plural ifransisen)

  1. Frenchman
    Synonym: arumi

Inflection

Inflection of afransis
singular plural
free state afransis ifransisen
annexed state ufransis yifransisen

Derived terms

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

Tarifit

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic فرانسيس (frānsīs), from French français.

Noun

afransis m (plural ifransisen, feminine equivalent tafransist, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴼⵔⴰⵏⵙⵉⵙ)

  1. Frenchman

Inflection

Inflection of afransis
singular plural
free state afransis ifransisen
annexed state ufransis yifransisen

Derived terms

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