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)
- letter (written or printed communication)
Inflection
| 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)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| free state | tabrat | tibratin |
| annexed state | tebrat | tebratin |