ggu

Translingual

Symbol

ggu

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Gban.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Gban terms

Tashelhit

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡːu/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Berber. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb

ggu (perfective gga or ggi, imperfective ttggu, verbal noun ugu, Tifinagh spelling ⴳⴳⵓ, Arabic spelling ڭّو)

1. to be washed; soaped
2. to wash; to soap

Etymology 2

Noun

ggu m (Tifinagh spelling ⴳⴳⵓ, Arabic spelling ڭّو)

1. alternative form of u (“son of”)

Etymology 3

Inherited from Proto-Berber. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb

ggu (perfective ggʷi or ggʷa, imperfective ttggu, verbal noun ugu, Tifinagh spelling ⴳⴳⵓ, Arabic spelling ڭّو)

1. to be empty

   Alternative form: ugu

Etymology 4

Inherited from Proto-Berber *əggayβăʔ (“to testify”). Cognate with Tuareg əǧǧăyh, găyăt, igah and Zenaga yäʔgīh.

Verb

ggu (Tifinagh spelling ⴳⴳⵓ, Arabic spelling ڭّو) (obsolete)

1. to testify

Related terms

• inigi (“witness”)
• tugga (“testimony”)

References

• Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 2 F–L (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/2) (in French), Leiden, Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 918