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qwa
a word from vocabulary
Tarifiyt Berber
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Maarten Kossmann
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Word form
qwa
LWT meaning(s)
strong
Word meaning
be strong
Grammatical info
verb
Analyzability
unanalyzable
Age
Islamic period [6] (700–2007)
Loanword Information
Borrowed status
1. clearly borrowed
Comments
Borrowing based on the Perfective form of the Moroccan Arabic verb.
Source words
qwa
'be strong'
Arabic (Moroccan)
qawiya
'be strong'
Classical Arabic
Effect
Replacement
Salience
Present in pre-contact environment
Contact situation
Widespread Moroccan Arabic bilingualism [6]
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