qreḥ

Kabyle

Root
q-r-ḥ
1 term

Alternative forms

  • qṛeḥ

Etymology

Borrowed from Algerian Arabic قرح (qraḥ), from Arabic قَرَحَ (qaraḥa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qrˤəħ/

Verb

qreḥ (verbal noun aqraḥ or lqerḥ or taqriḥt)

  1. to cause pain
    Qreḥn-iyi iḍarren-iw.My feet are hurting me.
  2. to be in pain
    Yemmut-asen baba-tsen ur qriḥen ara.Their father died without them hurting over it.

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