abeɛɛuc

Tarifit

Etymology

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Noun

abeɛɛuc m (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴱⴻⵄⵄⵓⵛ, plural ibeɛɛac, feminine tabeɛɛuct)

1. insect
2. caterpillar
3. cockroach
4. (figurative) the police
5. (figurative) whistle-blower

Declension

Declension of abeɛɛuc

	Singular	Plural
Free state	abeɛɛuc	ibeɛɛac
Construct state	ubeɛɛuc	yibeɛɛac

Related terms

• buɛ (“to crawl, creep”)

Descendants

• → Dutch: ibahesj

References

• Serhoual, Mohammed (2002) Dictionnaire tarifit-français, Tétouan: Université Abdelmalek Essaâdi