amcan

Tarifit

Root
m-k-n
1 term

Alternative forms

amkan

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic مَكَان (makān)

Moroccan Arabic مكان (mkān)bor.

Tarifit amcan

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic مكان (mkān), from Arabic مَكَان (makān).

Pronunciation

(Nador) IPA^(key): [ɛmʃɛˑn]

Noun

amcan m (plural imucan, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵎⵛⴰⵏ)

place, location, site
Synonym: plaṣa

Inflection

Inflection of **amcan**
	singular	plural
free state	amcan	imucan
annexed state	wemcan	imucan

References

Serhoual (2002)
Abarrou (2024)

Welsh

Etymology

Equivalent to am- +‎ an element derived from Proto-Indo-European *skey-.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈamkan/

Noun

amcan m (plural amcanion)

idea, notion, guess
Synonyms: dyfaliad, gès
1. forecast, prediction
  Synonym: rhagolwg
intention, purpose, objective
Synonyms: bwriad, diben, targed

Derived terms

amcangyfrif (“estimate”)
amcanu (“to intend”)
amcanus (“skillful, likely, purposed”)
ar amcan (“at random”)
brasamcan (“approximation”)
diamcan (“purposeless”)
ffwythiant amcan (“objective function”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *amcan*
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
amcan	unchanged	unchanged	hamcan

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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

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