жей

Kabardian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʒej]

Noun

жей • (žej)

1. sleep

   Жейм ӏэпкълъэпкъыр зэщӏеӏулӏэ, пщӏыхь шынагъуэ и нэгу щӏокӏ — He was roused from sleep because he saw a nightmare.

2. dormancy (state of being dormant)
3. sleepiness, lethargy

Declension

Declension of жей

case	singular	plural
indefinite	жей (žej)	жейхэ (žejxɛ)
nominative	жейр (žejr)	жейхэр (žejxɛr)
ergative	жейм (žejm)	жейхэмэ (žejxɛmɛ)
instrumental	жей(м)кӏэ (žej(m)kʼɛ)	жейхэ(м)кӏэ (žejxɛ(m)kʼɛ)
invertive	жейу (žeju)	жейхыу (žejxəwu)

Adjective

жей • (žej)

1. sleepy
2. asleep