хьэлъэбэкъищ
Adyghe
Etymology
From хьэлъэбакъэ (ḥăłăbāqă, “step”) + щы (š̍ə, “three”); hence literally “three steps”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ħaɬabaqiɕ]
Noun
хьэлъэбэкъищ • (ḥăłăbăqiš̍)
- three steps (Said to places that are very close)
- Тиунэ хьэлъэбэкъищ, псынкӏэу кӏо — My house is three steps close (very close), go quickly.
- Яунэ кӏо псынкӏэу. Яунэ хьэлъэбэкъищ нэӏэ — Go to their house quickly, their house is only three steps close.
Declension
declension of хьэлъэбэкъищ
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | хьэлъэбэкъищэ (ḥăłăbăqiš̍ă) | хьэлъэбэкъищэхэ (ḥăłăbăqiš̍ăxă) |
| nominative | хьэлъэбэкъищэр (ḥăłăbăqiš̍ăr) | хьэлъэбэкъищэхэр (ḥăłăbăqiš̍ăxăr) |
| ergative | хьэлъэбэкъищэм (ḥăłăbăqiš̍ăm) | хьэлъэбэкъищэхэмэ (ḥăłăbăqiš̍ăxămă) |
| instrumental | хьэлъэбэкъищэ(м)кӏэ (ḥăłăbăqiš̍ă(m)č̣̍ă) | хьэлъэбэкъищэхэ(м)кӏэ (ḥăłăbăqiš̍ăxă(m)č̣̍ă) |
| invertive | хьэлъэбэкъищыу (ḥăłăbăqiš̍əw) | хьэлъэбэкъищэхыу (ḥăłăbăqiš̍ăxəw) |