ⵜⴰⴼⵓⴽⵜ
tafukt
noun·feminine·Tachelhit·/tafukt/·common
naturetime
Definitions
EN
sun; day (as a unit of time)
FR
soleil; jour (unité de temps)
AR
شمس، يوم
ES
sol, día
Etymology
Root:f-k
Origin:berber common
Cognates across Berber varieties:
Kabyle:tafuktⵜⴰⴼⵓⴽⵜ
Central Atlas:tafuytⵜⴰⴼⵓⵢⵜ
Morphology
Root:f-kⴼ-ⴽ
Pattern:taCuCt
Derived forms:
diminutivetafukkutⵜⴰⴼⵓⴽⴽⵓⵜ— little sun, sunbeam
Examples
ⵜⴰⴼⵓⴽⵜ ⵜⵥⵥⴰtafukt tẓẓa
en“The sun is hot”
fr“Le soleil est chaud”
— oral
Usage Notes
Meaning
Can mean both the physical sun and a day as a time period.
Regional Variants
Central Atlas
ⵜⴰⴼⵓⵢⵜtafuyt/tafujt/