yíci

Verb v.

Translations

Français: Passer
English: to pass
العربية: يمر

Source : Christiansen-Bolli (2010), p. 127 — French and Arabic meanings translated from English, to be checked by the community

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Hamadine AG MOCTAR (n.d.). yíci (to pass). Tadaksahak–French–English–Arabic dictionary. https://hamadine-services.net/en/dictionnaire/1680-yici (accessed 2026-10-18)

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@misc{moctaryici,
  author = {Hamadine AG MOCTAR},
  title = {{yíci (to pass)}},
  howpublished = {Tadaksahak–French–English–Arabic dictionary},
  url = {https://hamadine-services.net/en/dictionnaire/1680-yici},
  urldate = {2026-10-18}
}

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… t the preposition. (134) Verbs with ǝnda ‘in the direction of’ verb gloss syntax gloss be in the direction of bóy move camp bóy ǝnda X move in the direction of yíci pass yíci ǝnda X pass in the direction of yídu be assembled yídu ǝnda X be assembled in the direction of yáray ǝnda X

Christiansen-Bolli (2010), A Grammar of Tadaksahak, a Northern Songhay Language of Mali, p. 145
… e verb roots only occur as imperatives: (87) Suppletive imperatives imperative gloss inflected root yéw! come! kóy-kat ahún! hold (it)! yíddǝr ǝndǝ! pass (it)! yíci ǝndén! pass (it)! yíci The first imperative is from Tamasheq. The next form is connected to Songhay of Gao /hũũ!/ ‘here, take!’ ǝndǝ / ǝndén could be related with ǝnda ‘in the direction of’. ǝndǝ is used in situations where the giver and taker are in close reach and need not move themselves to pass on the object i …

Christiansen-Bolli (2010), A Grammar of Tadaksahak, a Northern Songhay Language of Mali, p. 197
… at [is] same) I will give you a heifer… However, temporal relative clauses are sometimes separated from their head noun by one of the following verbs: da ‘do’, yici ‘pass’, and ṭaw ‘reach’. (23) Asaʕat a-Ø-ṭaw [aɣo ka i-f-ten]. moment 3S-PERF-reach REL LOC 3P-IMPF-arrive The moment has come when they (normally) arrive. Manner is expressed by the combination of enda ‘COM’ and umuk ‘manner’. 6See footnote to example (13).

Christiansen & Levinsohn (2003), Relative Clauses in Tadaksahak, p. 7

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