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ӏуашъхьэмафэ

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Adyghe

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Etymology

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From ӏуашъхьэ (ʼwaŝḥɛ, “mount”) +‎ мафэ (mafɛ, “blessed”); hence literally, “blessed mountain, happy mountain”.[1] Cognate with Kabardian ӏуащхьэмахуэ (ʼwaśḥɛmaxʷɛ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʔʷaːʂħamaːfa]

Proper noun

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ӏуашъхьэмафэ • (ʼwaŝḥɛmafɛ)

  1. Mount Elbrus (a mountain in the Caucasus)

References

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  1. ^
    (Can we date this quote?) [2001], Amjad M. Jaimoukha, The Circassians: A Handbook‎[1], Palgrave, →ISBN:
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