amzun

Kabyle

Alternative forms

  • amzunik

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /amzun/

Preposition

amzun

  1. like
    Synonyms: am, bḥal
    Iṭij n wass-a amzun d anebdu. ― The sun is as warm today as it is in summer.
  2. as if, as though
    Synonym: zzeɛma
    Yefreḥ amzun yebbʷeḍ s igenni. ― He is as happy as if he had reached heaven.

Usage notes

Before a noun, constructed with the predicate d.

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
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