ⴰⴽⴰⵍ
akal
Plural: ikalanⵉⴽⴰⵍⴰⵏ
noun·masculine·Tachelhit·/akal/·common
natureagriculture
Definitions
EN
earth, land, ground, soil, territory
FR
terre, sol, terrain, pays
AR
أرض، تراب، بلد
ES
tierra, suelo, terreno
Etymology
Root:k-lⴽ-ⵍ
Origin:berber common
Cognates across Berber varieties:
Kabyle:akalⴰⴽⴰⵍ
Tarifit:akalⴰⴽⴰⵍ
Tuareg:akalⴰⴽⴰⵍ
Pan-Berber term found across all Amazigh varieties. One of the oldest attested Berber words.
Morphology
Root:k-lⴽ-ⵍ
Pattern:aCaC
State:free
Examples
ⴰⴽⴰⵍ ⵉⵏⵓ ⵉⴳⴰ ⴰⵎⵇⵇⵔⴰⵏakal-inu iga amqqran
en“My land is vast”
fr“Ma terre est vaste”
— oral: Common expression
ⵓⵔ ⵉⵍⵍⵉ ⴰⴽⴰⵍ ⴱⵍⴰ ⴰⵎⴰⵏur illi akal bla aman
en“There is no land without water”
fr“Il n'y a pas de terre sans eau”
— Proverb: Traditional Tachelhit proverb
Usage Notes
Meaning
Can refer to physical soil, land ownership, or homeland/country depending on context.
Cultural
Akal holds deep cultural significance as connection to ancestral land is central to Amazigh identity.
Regional Variants
Kabyle
ⴰⴽⴰⵍakal/akal/
Central Atlas
ⴰⴽⴰⵍakal/akal/
Related
See also