amcan

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Tarifit

Alternative forms

  • amkan — Western Tarifit

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic مكان (mkān).

Noun

amcan m (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵎⵛⴰⵏ, plural imucan)

  1. place, location, site

Declension

Declension of amcan
Singular Plural
Free state amcan imucan
Construct state umcan yimucan

Welsh

Etymology

Equivalent to am- +‎ an element derived from Proto-Indo-European *skey-.

Pronunciation

Noun

amcan m (plural amcanion)

  1. idea, notion, guess
  2. intention, purpose
    Synonyms: bwriad, diben

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
amcan unchanged unchanged hamcan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 156 i (4)

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “amcan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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