aqjun

Kabyle

Alternative forms

  • aqejjun, aqziḥ

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber, from Proto-Afroasiatic. Cognate with Egyptian ṯzm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aqʒun/

Noun

aqjun m (plural iqʷjan, feminine equivalent taqjunt)

  1. dog
    Synonym: aydi

Inflection

Inflection of aqjun
singular plural
free state aqjun iqʷjan
annexed state weqjun yeqʷjan

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