псыфалӏэ лӏэн
Adyghe
Etymology
From псы фэлӏэн (psə făḷăn, “to be thirsty”) + лӏэн (ḷăn, “to die”); hence literally “to be dying of thirst”. Many Circassians use this verb to describe thirst instead of псы фэлӏэн.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [psəfaːɬʼa ɬʼan]
Verb
псыфалӏэ лӏэн • (psəfāḷă ḷăn) (intransitive)
- to be dying of thirst
Conjugation
- 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
- псы фэлӏэн (psə făḷăn)
See also
- мэлакӏэ лӏэн (mălāč̣̍ă ḷăn) (To be hungry)