tabrat

Kabyle

Alternative forms

  • tabratt, tabraţ
  • tabṛat, tabṛatt, tabṛaţ

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber. Possibly an early borrowing from Arabic بريد (barīd).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tabrˤat/

Noun

tabrat f (plural tibratin)

  1. letter (written or printed communication)

Inflection

Inflection of tabrat
singular plural
free state tabrat tibratin
annexed state tebrat tebratin

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

Tarifit

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber. Possibly an early borrowing from Arabic بريد (barīd).

Noun

tabrat f (plural tibratin, Tifinagh spelling ⵜⴰⴱⵔⴰⵜ)

  1. letter, post, mail

Inflection

Inflection of tabrat
singular plural
free state tabrat tibratin
annexed state tebrat tebratin