yílka

Verb v.

Translations

Français: Mépriser
English: to disdain
العربية: يحتقر

Source : Christiansen-Bolli (2010), p. 66 — French and Arabic meanings translated from English, to be checked by the community

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Reference

Hamadine AG MOCTAR (n.d.). yílka (to disdain). Tadaksahak–French–English–Arabic dictionary. https://hamadine-services.net/en/dictionnaire/1384-yilka (accessed 2026-10-18)

BibTeX

@misc{moctaryilka,
  author = {Hamadine AG MOCTAR},
  title = {{yílka (to disdain)}},
  howpublished = {Tadaksahak–French–English–Arabic dictionary},
  url = {https://hamadine-services.net/en/dictionnaire/1384-yilka},
  urldate = {2026-10-18}
}

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… m t-ǝqbul t-ǝttǝl t-ǝkkǝl t-úwaɣ be snatched be opened be accepted be wound around be elevated be blocked b) ḍǝṇay kǝsán tǝ-ḍṇi tǝ-ksan be filled be refused c) yílka túw-ǝlka be disdained d) ʃ-úḍuf t-ǝḍǝf be withheld Songhay roots undergo suppletion when used in the passive form. Both kinds of prefixes are attested. The list below gives examples for the t(ǝ)- prefix under (a) and under (b) are the forms with tuw--. (29) Passive forms of Songhay roots with the Tamasheq cognate …

Christiansen-Bolli (2010), A Grammar of Tadaksahak, a Northern Songhay Language of Mali, p. 84
… /ǝlǝk/ ‘fill with tannin’ lǝŋkǝm to sit behind s.b. following (n) /lǎnkǎm/ ‘to sit behind s.b.’ máṇṇa to be without grazing red earth /ṃǎnnu/ ‘to be deserted’ yilká to disdain disdain (n) /alku/ ‘to disdain’ fássar to interpret (Koran) interpretation /fǎssǎr/ ‘to explain (text)’ < Arabic soħor to eat during the night meal night (Ramadan) dabés to increase increase (n) < Arabic

Christiansen-Bolli (2010), A Grammar of Tadaksahak, a Northern Songhay Language of Mali, p. 125

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