qqd

Tashelhit

Alternative forms

qd

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber *ăqqəd (“to burn, to cauterize”), from earlier *ăwqəd, ultimately from Proto-Afroasiatic *w-q-d (“to burn”). Cognate with Ghadames ăqqëd (“to cauterize”), Tamahaq eqqed (“to burn”) and Arabic وَقَدَ (waqada, “to burn, to ignite”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /qːd/

Verb

qqd (intensive aorist ttqqd, verbal noun uɣud, Tifinagh spelling ⵇⵇⴷ, Arabic spelling قّد)

to heat
Synonym: ssrɣ
to set fire to light (a fire)
to cauterize
to cause a scandal

Derived terms

amaqud (“oculists’ instrument”)
aɣad (“inferno, fire”)
iɣd (“ashes”)
uɣud (“cauterization, hot irons”)

Related terms

afarnu (“oven”)
jdr (“to burn”)
lɛfit (“fire”)
rɣ (“to be hot”)
tafukt (“sun”)

References

Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 3 m—š (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/3) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 1860