amcan

Tarifit

Alternative forms

• amkan — Western Tarifit

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic مكان (mkān).

Noun

amcan m (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵎⵛⴰⵏ, plural imucan)

1. place, location, site

Declension

Declension of amcan
	Singular	Plural
free state	amcan	imucan
construct state	umcan	yimucan

Welsh

Etymology

Equivalent to am- +‎ an element derived from Proto-Indo-European *skey-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈamkan/

Noun

amcan m (plural amcanion)

1. idea, notion, guess
2. intention, purpose, objective

   Synonyms: bwriad, diben, targed

Derived terms

• ar amcan (“at random”)
• amcangyfrif (“estimate”)
• amcanu (“to intend”)
• amcanus (“skillful, likely, purposed”)
• brasamcan (“approximation”)
• ffwythiant amcan (“objective function”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
amcan	unchanged	unchanged	hamcan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “amcan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies