iɣess

Tarifit

Alternative forms

  • ixess, ixs

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *e-ɣăst.

Compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⵉⵖⵙⵙ (iɣss, “bone”), Tashelhit ixss (“bone”), Kabyle iɣess (“bone”).

Noun

iɣess m (plural iɣsan or ixsan, Tifinagh spelling ⵉⵖⴻⵙⵙ)

  1. bone, skeleton
  2. (by extension) seed, grain (of a fruit)

Declension

Inflection of iɣess
singular plural
free state iɣess iɣsan
annexed state yiɣes yiɣsan
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