asggan

Tashelhit

Alternative forms

  • asggʷan

Etymology

Synchronically from isgin (“to be black”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /asɡːan/

Noun

asggan m (plural isgganen, feminine equivalent tasggant, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵙⴳⴳⴰⵏ, Arabic spelling آسڭّان)

  1. black
    Synonyms: iḍili, amucca, abxxan, angal
    ايڭا د ومليل، اورد اسڭّان. ― iga d umlil, ur d asggan! ― he's white not black!

Inflection

Inflection of asggan
singular plural
free state asggan isgganen
annexed state usggan isgganen

See also

  • llun (“color”)
  • tasgni (“blackness”)
  • umlil (“white”)

References

  • Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 a—e (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 410b
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