Tarifit
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Berber.
Pronunciation
Verb
mɣar (verbal noun řemɣart, Tifinagh spelling ⵎⵖⴰⵔ)
- (intransitive) to grow, to grow up
- Ad yemɣar ɛad, incaɛellah. ― He will grow up, God willing.
- (intransitive) to be big, to become big
- Yemɣar tilibizyun nnec! ― Your television is big!
- (intransitive) to be old, to become old
- Awessar-enni yemɣar. ― That elder is old.
- (intransitive) to be important, to be significant
- D ijjen aryaz yemɣar aṭṭas. ― He is a very important person.
Conjugation
Conjugation of mɣar
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aorist
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perfective
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negative perfective
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imperfective
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negative imperfective
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| participle
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yemɣaren
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yemɣaren
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yemɣaren
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imeɣɣaren
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imeɣɣaren
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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| aorist
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m
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mɣareɣ
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temɣared
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yemɣar
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nemɣar
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temɣarem
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mɣaren
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| f
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temɣar
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temɣarent
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mɣarent
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| perfective
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m
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mɣareɣ
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temɣared
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yemɣar
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nemɣar
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temɣarem
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mɣaren
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| f
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temɣar
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temɣarent
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mɣarent
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| negative perfective
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m
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mɣareɣ
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temɣared
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yemɣar
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nemɣar
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temɣarem
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mɣaren
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| f
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temɣar
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temɣarent
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mɣarent
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| imperfective
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m
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meɣɣareɣ
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tmeɣɣared
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imeɣɣar
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nmeɣɣar
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tmeɣɣarem
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meɣɣaren
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| f
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tmeɣɣar
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tmeɣɣarent
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meɣɣarent
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| negative imperfective
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m
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meɣɣareɣ
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tmeɣɣared
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imeɣɣar
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nmeɣɣar
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tmeɣɣarem
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meɣɣaren
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| f
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tmeɣɣar
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tmeɣɣarent
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meɣɣarent
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| aorist imperative
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m
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mɣar
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mɣarem, mɣaret
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mɣarent
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| imperfective imperative
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m
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meɣɣar
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meɣɣarem, meɣɣaret
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meɣɣarent
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Derived terms
- ameqqran (“large”)
- amɣar (“father-in-law; chieftain”)
- (passive) nnumɣar (“to be older; to be advanced”)
- (causative) ssemɣar (“to raise, to educate; to enlarge”)
- tameɣra (“marriage”)
- tamɣart (“woman”)
- temɣar (“old age; senility”)