bɣu

Kabyle

Root
b-ɣ (desire)
1 term

Etymology

Borrowed from Algerian Arabic بغى (bḡā), from Arabic بَغَى (baḡā, “to wish, want”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʁu/

Verb

bɣu (verbal noun lebɣi)

  1. to want
  2. to desire, to wish
  3. to pretend
  4. to be about to, to be on the verge of

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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