псыфалӏэ лӏэн
Adyghe
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From псы фэлӏэн (psə fɛlˢʼɛn, “to be thirsty”) + лӏэн (lˢʼɛn, “to die”); hence literally “to be dying of thirst”. Many Circassians use this verb to describe thirst instead of псы фэлӏэн.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]псыфалӏэ лӏэн • (psəfalˢʼɛ lˢʼɛn) (intransitive)
- to be dying of thirst
Conjugation
[edit]- Pronoun
- псыфӏалӏэ сэлӏэ - i am thirsty
- псыфӏалӏэ тэлӏэ - we are dying of thirsty
- псыфӏалӏэ уэлӏэ - you are dying of thirsty
- псыфӏалӏэ шъолӏэ - you (plural) are thirsty
- псыфӏалӏэ малӏэ - he is thirsty (for Absolutive case)
- псыфӏалӏэ малӏэх - they are thirsty (for Absolutive case)
- псыфӏалӏэ лӏэ! - get thirsty!
- Tense
- псыфӏалӏэ малӏэ - he is thirsty
- псыфӏалӏэ мэлӏагъ - he was thirsty
- псыфӏалӏэ мэлӏэт - he will be thirsty
Synonyms
[edit]- псы фэлӏэн (psə fɛlˢʼɛn)
See also
[edit]- мэлакӏэ лӏэн (mɛlakʼɛ lˢʼɛn) (To be hungry)