ныбжьэгъу
Adyghe
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): [nəbʑaʁʷ]
Noun
ныбжьэгъу • (nəbž̍ăġ°)
- A peer, an age-mate: a person of approximately the same age as another.
- Уиныбжьэгъухэр уиунэ къакӏох — Your peers are coming to your house.
- Синыбжьэгъу горэ сэлъагъу — I am seeing a peer of mine.
- Кӏалэмрэ пшъашъэмрэ зэныбжьэгъух — The boy and the girl are peers.
- Кӏалэр синыбжьэгъу — The boy is my peer.
Declension
declension of ныбжьэгъу
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ныбжьэгъуэ (nəbž̍ăġ°ă) | ныбжьэгъуэхэ (nəbž̍ăġ°ăxă) |
| nominative | ныбжьэгъуэр (nəbž̍ăġ°ăr) | ныбжьэгъуэхэр (nəbž̍ăġ°ăxăr) |
| ergative | ныбжьэгъуэм (nəbž̍ăġ°ăm) | ныбжьэгъуэхэмэ (nəbž̍ăġ°ăxămă) |
| instrumental | ныбжьэгъуэ(м)кӏэ (nəbž̍ăġ°ă(m)č̣̍ă) | ныбжьэгъуэхэ(м)кӏэ (nəbž̍ăġ°ăxă(m)č̣̍ă) |
| invertive | ныбжьэгъуыу (nəbž̍ăġ°əw) | ныбжьэгъухыу (nəbž̍ăġ°xəw) |
Synonyms
- (age-mate): лэгъу (lăġ°)
Kabardian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nəbʑaʁʷ]
Noun
ныбжьэгъу • (nəbẑăġ°)
- friend
Synonyms
- (friend): ныбджэгъу (Standard Adyghe)