Cáy

Noun n.

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Français: Jambe, pied, roue (voiture)
English: Leg; foot; (car) wheel
العربية: ساق، قدم، عجلة (سيارة)

Source : the site’s first dictionary (Swadesh list)

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Hamadine AG MOCTAR (n.d.). Cáy (Leg; foot; (car) wheel). Tadaksahak–French–English–Arabic dictionary. https://hamadine-services.net/en/dictionnaire/69-cay (accessed 2026-10-18)

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@misc{moctarfoot,
  author = {Hamadine AG MOCTAR},
  title = {{Cáy (Leg; foot; (car) wheel)}},
  howpublished = {Tadaksahak–French–English–Arabic dictionary},
  url = {https://hamadine-services.net/en/dictionnaire/69-cay},
  urldate = {2026-10-18}
}

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… o glue’ sǝdɣǝr ‘to glue’ medɣer ‘to be glued together’ nǝmǝdɣǝr ‘to be glued together’ semedɣer ‘to glue together’ sǝnnǝmǝdɣǝr ‘to glue together’ (16) Toruft n cay a-Ø-yidɣer. car GEN foot 3s-TAM-be.glued ‘The inner tube (of the car wheel) is glued.’ (17) S-(y)edɣer aɣay ho ne CAUS-be.glued 1s thing.DET here ‘Glue the thing here for me!’ (18) Taɣmen i-Ø-m-(y)edɣer. sandals 3p-TAM-REC-be.glued ‘The sandals are glued together.’ (19) Se-m-(y)edɣer aɣay aɣan taɣmen, i-Ø-kos. CAUS …

Christiansen & Christiansen (2002), Some verb morphology features of Tadaksahak, or: Berber or Songhay, this is the question, p. 7
25 Phonological Structure A syllable that is closed by /y/ also neutralizes the phonetic realization of /a/, i.e. /Cay/ [Cɛy]. The following examples show that this rule pertains both to words with a Songhay and to words with a Tamasheq background. (21) Realization of /a/ preceding /y/ (Songhay cognates) singular plural [ˈzɛj] [zaːˈjɛn] [ˈjɛj] [jaːˈjɛn] záy yáy gloss ‘theft’ ‘freshness’ Etymologically Tamasheq nouns also follow the rule that /a/ is pronounced [ɛ] when followe …

Christiansen-Bolli (2010), A Grammar of Tadaksahak, a Northern Songhay Language of Mali, p. 42
… aráy car-én friend ízzay ízz-en offspring; young animal; fruit a-fártay i-fárt-en mat (kind of) a-kárʃay i-kárʃ-en head scarf a-ẓǝmmay i-ẓǝmm-en leather stripe cáy A possible explanation for the Tamasheq cognates is that the final /y/ amalgamates with the suffix and raises the low vowel /a/ to /e/. Consider also the examples under 3.2.3.2.1 that take this plural suffix. Two Songhay high frequency items, kóy ‘owner, master’ and surgóy ‘woman’, also drop their final /y/ in the …

Christiansen-Bolli (2010), A Grammar of Tadaksahak, a Northern Songhay Language of Mali, p. 119

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