Kabyle

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Etymology

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From Arabic قَرَحَ (qaraḥa).

Verb

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qreḥ (intensive aorist iqerreḥ, aorist yeqreḥ, preterite yeqreḥ, negative preterite yeqriḥ)

  1. to ache, hurt, cause or induce pain
    Tissegnit-nni tqerreḥ-iyi!
    That needle hurts!

Usage notes

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The direct cause of the pain is the subject of the verb, while the person suffering the pain is the verb's direct object.