ǝgǝz

Verb v.

Translations

Français: Garder, veiller sur
English: to keep, to look after
العربية: يحفظ، يرعى

Source : Christiansen-Bolli (2010), p. 200 — French and Arabic meanings translated from English, to be checked by the community

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Hamadine AG MOCTAR (n.d.). ǝgǝz (to keep, to look after). Tadaksahak–French–English–Arabic dictionary. https://hamadine-services.net/en/dictionnaire/1847-egez (accessed 2026-10-18)

BibTeX

@misc{moctarkeep,
  author = {Hamadine AG MOCTAR},
  title = {{ǝgǝz (to keep, to look after)}},
  howpublished = {Tadaksahak–French–English–Arabic dictionary},
  url = {https://hamadine-services.net/en/dictionnaire/1847-egez},
  urldate = {2026-10-18}
}

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200 (137) a) a₌mm-ǝgǝz 3si₌SUBJ-keep wiji is.not borá ay₌n 3si₌GEN person gá self fó se IND DAT se DAT may he look after (it [land]) for himself, not for someone else. b) ay₌n 3si₌GEN gá self se DAT a₌kkúuḍ₌a 3si₌tend.flock₌3s it’s for his own (benefit) he tends it (flock). c) ṭ-ǝ-kmát-in hiŋká andǝ₌ddá andǝ₌n j-én F-SG-harm-PL two 2pi₌do 2pi₌GEN self-PL it’s two bad things you(pl) did to yourselves. se DAT The reflexive construction is also found in genitive constructions. T …

Christiansen-Bolli (2010), A Grammar of Tadaksahak, a Northern Songhay Language of Mali, p. 218
… 3s₌be ay₌n se be LOC ganda land ka. LOC Also this, at that occasion, because of this, may everybody take care of the land where in the region he is. (61) a₌mm-ǝgǝz 3s₌SUBJ-guard wiji bora is.not person 3s₌GEN fo se IND DAT ga self DAT May he look after (it) for himself, not for someone else.

Christiansen-Bolli (2010), A Grammar of Tadaksahak, a Northern Songhay Language of Mali, p. 325

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