gʷn

Tashelhit

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber *ăǵən (“to lie down, to sleep”)[1].

Cognate with Kabyle and Central Atlas Tamazight gen (“to lie down, to sleep”), Northern Saharan Berber and Tarifit žən (“to lie down, to sleep”), and Tuareg əǧən (“to lie down, to sleep”).

Verb

gʷn (intensive aorist ggan, verbal noun taguni, Tifinagh spelling ⴳⵯⵏ, Arabic spelling ڭُن)

  1. to lie down, to sleep
    Synonym: ṭṭaṣ

Derived terms

  • taguni (“lying down, sleeping”)

References

  • Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 2 f—l (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/2) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 928b
  1. ^ Reconstruction of the Proto-Berber Light Verbs. page 305
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