ныбжьэгъу
Adyghe
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the root ныбжь "age" with the suffix of time "гъу". This word is used for the meaning age-mate by the Shapsug Circassians of Kfar Kama. In Caucasus the word ныбджэгъу is used for friends.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ныбжьэгъу • (nəbźɛğʷu)
- A peer, an age-mate: a person of approximately the same age as another.
- Уиныбжьэгъухэр уиунэ къакӏох ― Wujinəbźɛğʷuxɛr wujiwunɛ qakʷʼox ― Your peers are coming to your house.
- Синыбжьэгъу горэ сэлъагъу ― Sinəbźɛğʷu gʷorɛ sɛlˢağʷu ― I am seeing a peer of mine.
- Кӏалэмрэ пшъашъэмрэ зэныбжьэгъух ― Kʼalɛmrɛ pŝaŝɛmrɛ zɛnəbźɛğʷux ― The boy and the girl are peers.
- Кӏалэр синыбжьэгъу ― Kʼalɛr sinəbźɛğʷu ― The boy is my peer.
Declension
[edit]| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ныбжьэгъуэ (nəbźɛğʷɛ) | ныбжьэгъуэхэ (nəbźɛğʷɛxɛ) |
| nominative | ныбжьэгъуэр (nəbźɛğʷɛr) | ныбжьэгъуэхэр (nəbźɛğʷɛxɛr) |
| ergative | ныбжьэгъуэм (nəbźɛğʷɛm) | ныбжьэгъуэхэмэ (nəbźɛğʷɛxɛmɛ) |
| instrumental | ныбжьэгъуэ(м)кӏэ (nəbźɛğʷɛ(m)kʼɛ) | ныбжьэгъуэхэ(м)кӏэ (nəbźɛğʷɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ) |
| invertive | ныбжьэгъуыу (nəbźɛğʷəwu) | ныбжьэгъухыу (nəbźɛğʷuxəwu) |
Synonyms
[edit]- (age-mate): лэгъу (lɛğʷu)
Kabardian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ныбжьэгъу • (nəbźɛğʷu)
Synonyms
[edit]- (friend): ныбджэгъу (Standard Adyghe)