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kabyle

/kəˈbaɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
kabyle
IPA
/kəˈbaɪl/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a Berber ethnic group inhabiting Algeria, speaking the Kabyle language.

adj

Pertaining to these people or their language.

name

A Northern Berber language of the Berber branch of the Afroasiatic language family, spoken by over 3,000,000 people in Algeria; native name Taqbaylit.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Arabic قَبَائِل (qabāʔil, “tribes”), plural of قَبِيلَة (qabīla, “tribe”), perhaps via French kabyle.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: قَبَائِل, kabyle, ق ب ل

Inflected Forms

Kabyles (plural) more Kabyle (comparative) most Kabyle (superlative)

Derived Forms

Kabylian Kabylia

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Kabyle terms kab ⁠

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Kabyle terms kab ⁠

Synonyms

Kabylian

Rhymes With

while style file smile mile last mile pile kyle chile awhile isle worthwhile

Questions

How do you pronounce kabyle?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈbaɪl/.
What does kabyle mean?
A member of a Berber ethnic group inhabiting Algeria, speaking the Kabyle language.
Where does kabyle come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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