ӏэпытӏэрын

Adyghe

Etymology

From ӏэ (ʼɛ, “hand”) +‎ пытӏэрын (pətʼɛrən, “to drop (from hanging)”); hence literally “to drop from hand”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔapətʼarən]

Verb

ӏэпытӏэрын • (ʼɛpətʼɛrən) (transitive)

1. to drop something unintentionally (from one's hand)

   Мыехэр къыупӏэпытӏэрых ― Məjexɛr qəwupʼɛpətʼɛrəx ― You are dropping the apples. (literally, “The apples are dropping from you.”)

   Мыехэр тэрэзэу ӏыгъэх къыпӏэпымтӏэрныхэу ― Məjexɛr tɛrɛzɛwu ʼəğɛx qəpʼɛpəmtʼɛrnəxɛwu ― Hold the apples correctly in order not to drop them.

   Кӏалэм шхыныхэр ӏэпытӏэрыгъэх ― Kʼalɛm šxənəxɛr ʼɛpətʼɛrəğɛx ― The boy dropped the food.

   Мыер къэсӏэпытӏэрэгъ ― Məjer qɛsʼɛpətʼɛrɛğ ― I dropped the apple.

   Кӏалэм ор къыӏэпытӏэрыщт ― Kʼalɛm wor qəʼɛpətʼɛrəśt ― The boy is going to drop that.

   Къэзӏэмпыгъэтӏэрын ӏо ― Qɛzʼɛmpəğɛtʼɛrən ʼwo ― Try making yourself not to drop it.

See also

• ӏэпызын (ʼɛpəzən) (to slowly drop something unintentionally)
• къизын (qizən) (to drop from)
• ӏэпыгъэзын (ʼɛpəğɛzən) (to make someone drop something)
• ӏэпыгъэтӏэрын (ʼɛpəğɛtʼɛrən) (to make someone drop something)