Health & Hospital

1. Ḥwaǧeɣ ṭṭbib

   I need a doctor

   Usage

   Asks for a doctor when you need one urgently

   Grammar Note

   "Amejjay" also means doctor. Composed from verified words by regular grammar, so it needs native review.

2. Anda-t ṭṭbib?

   Where is the doctor?

   Usage

   Asks where the doctor is

   Grammar Note

   "Ṭṭbib" is a male doctor.

3. Aql-i s tadist

   I am pregnant

   Usage

   A woman tells medical staff she is pregnant

4. La ttemlelluyeɣ

   I feel dizzy

   Usage

   Says you feel dizzy

5. Ameẓẓuɣ

   Ear

   Usage

   The bare body-part noun

   Grammar Note

   "Iqreḥ-iyi umeẓẓuɣ-iw" means "my ear hurts".

6. Tamgerṭ

   Neck

   Usage

   The bare body-part noun

7. Tayet

   Shoulder

   Usage

   The bare body-part noun

8. Tagecrirt

   Knee

   Usage

   The bare body-part noun

   Grammar Note

   "Wwteɣ tagecrirt-iw" means "I bumped my knee".

9. Aglim

   Skin

   Usage

   The bare body-part noun

10. Iɣil

    Arm

    Usage

    The bare body-part noun

    Grammar Note

    "Rrẓeɣ deg iɣil" means "I broke my arm".

11. Iwet-iyi waḍu

    I have a cold

    Usage

    Tells a doctor or pharmacist you have a cold

    Grammar Note

    Literally "the wind struck me".

12. Aberriḍ

    Diarrhea

    Usage

    The bare symptom noun

    Grammar Note

    The Dikab headword is "aberriḍ" (Bouamara 2010 and Dallet 1982), pronounced [abeṛṛiḍ]. In a sentence it takes the construct state "uberriḍ".

13. Qaqqaḥ

    Poop

    Usage

    An everyday word used with children; aimed at a person it becomes an insult, so use it only for the thing itself

    Grammar Note

    Dikab glosses it "excrément" (Dallet 1982). On Tatoeba it appears in the child-directed "Txedmeḍ qaqqaḥ ass-a a mmi?" (did you poop today, son?), but "d qaqqaḥ" is also an insult meaning "rubbish". No neutral medical word could be found.

14. Ibeccan

    Pee

    Usage

    The word for urine/pee; works at a clinic or with a child

    Grammar Note

    Dikab (Bouamara 2010) glosses it "urine, pisse, pipi". The verb is "becc" (to pee), used in another card "Bɣiɣ ad becceɣ".

15. Yewwi-yi uberriḍ

    I have diarrhea

    Usage

    Tells a doctor or pharmacist you have diarrhea

    Grammar Note

    Literally "diarrhea took me". Two Tatoeba contributors give the same sentence ("Yewwi-yi ubeṛṛiḍ"). The subject uberriḍ is masculine, so the verb is masculine too.

16. Yekkaw uɛebbuḍ-iw

    I'm constipated

    Usage

    Tells a doctor or pharmacist you are constipated

    Grammar Note

    Literally "my belly is dry". Built from the Tatoeba sentence "Yekkaw mliḥ uɛebbuḍ-iw" (I'm very constipated) by removing the adverb mliḥ; it rests on one contributor, so it needs native review.

17. Bɣiɣ ad becceɣ

    I need to pee

    Usage

    Tells a companion or child you need the toilet; the same form for men and women

    Grammar Note

    "Bɣiɣ ad + verb" is the "I want to…" frame. Several Tatoeba contributors (Aghanim, Rafik and others) give "Bɣiɣ ad becceɣ", and the dictionary has becc as "uriner, pisser". "Anida i zemreɣ ad becceɣ?" (where can I pee?) is a related question.

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