amnay

Kabyle

Root
n-y (horseriding)
1 term

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /amnaj/

Noun

amnay m (plural imnayen, feminine equivalent tamnayt) (archaic, poetic)

  1. horseman
    Synonyms: rrakeb, axeyyal

Inflection

Inflection of amnay
singular plural
free state amnay imnayen
annexed state wemnay yemnayen

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

Tachawit

Noun

amnay m (plural imnayen)

  1. knight