Kabyle
/kəˈbaɪl/
Kabyle noun: a member of a Berber ethnic group inhabiting Algeria, speaking the Kabyle language.
Noun
Kabyle (plural Kabyles)
Adjective
Kabyle (comparative more Kabyle, superlative most Kabyle)
- Pertaining to these people or their language.
- Revisiting his native land that year, Albert Camus was horrified to find Kabyle children fighting with dogs for the contents of a rubbish bin.1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 24
- Synonyms:
- Kabylian
Proper noun
Kabyle
Kabyle meaning in Marathi and Arabic
Kabyle in Marathi
- person
- कबाइल kabāil
- pertaining to these people or their language
- कबाइल kabāil
- language
- कबाइल kabāil
Kabyle in Arabic
- person
- قَبَائِلِيّ qabāʔiliyy
- language
- قَبَائِلِيَّة qabāʔiliyya
Synonyms of Kabyle
Forms of Kabyle
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Kabyles |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more Kabyle |
| superlative | most Kabyle |
Origin of Kabyle
From Arabic قَبَائِل (qabāʔil, “tribes”), plural of قَبِيلَة (qabīla, “tribe”), perhaps via French kabyle.
Words formed from Kabyle
Words that rhyme with Kabyle
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- gentile
- kyle
- reptile
- sile
- smile
- Lyle
- tile
- while
- beguile
- bile
- Nile
- spile
- argyll
- awhile
- enisle
- guile
- gyle
- I'll
- last mile
- nubile
- resile
- restyle
- rile
- senile
- stile
- vile
- autogynephile
- bewile
- chile
- chyle
- Cnile
- District of Argyle
- heil
- ile
- interfile
- isle
- Japanophile
- kile
- like it's going out of style
- Persophile
- redial
- refile
- revile
- Styal
- thyle
- tickler file
- wile
- worthwhile
Questions about Kabyle
- What does Kabyle mean?
- Kabyle means a member of a Berber ethnic group inhabiting Algeria, speaking the Kabyle language.
- What is Kabyle in Marathi?
- Kabyle in Marathi is कबाइल (kabāil). See Kabyle meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is Kabyle?
- Kabyle can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Kabyle?
- Kabyle is pronounced /kəˈbaɪl/.
- What is the plural of Kabyle?
- The plural of Kabyle is Kabyles.
Words near Kabyle in the dictionary
Source and license
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