aɣrrabu

Tashelhit

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin carabus (“kind of ship”), via African Romance, from Ancient Greek κάραβος (kárabos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɣrːabu/

Noun

aɣrrabu m (plural iɣrruba, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵖⵔⵔⴰⴱⵓ, Arabic spelling آغرّابو)

  1. boat
    Synonym: anfluk
    نسّودو غ وغرّابو، نفك يخف اي لبحر.
    nssudu ġ uġrrabu, nfk ixf i lbḥr.
    we will get into the boat and we will trust the waves.
  2. ship
    Synonym: anaw

Inflection

Inflection of aɣrrabu
singular plural
free state aɣrrabu iɣrruba
construct state uɣrrabu iɣrruba

Derived terms

  • ayt uɣrrabu (“fishermen”)
  • bab uɣrrabu (“boatman”)
  • isk uɣrrabu (“prow of a boat”)
  • rrays uɣrrabu (“boatman”)

See also

  • aftas (“port”)
  • ill (“sea”)
  • taɣart (“seashore”)

References

  • Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 a—e (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 169a
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