iɣes

Tarifit

Alternative forms

• ixs, iɣess

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *e-ɣăst. Compare Central Atlas Tamazight iɣss (“bone”), Tashelhit ixss (“bone”), Kabyle iɣes (“bone”).

Noun

iɣes m (Tifinagh spelling ⵉⵖⴻⵙ, plural iɣsan or ixsan)

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

Declension

Inflection of iɣes

	singular	plural
free state	iɣes	iɣsan
construct state	yiɣes	yiɣsan