нысэ

Adyghe

Etymology

Possibly from Digor Ossetian ностӕ (nostæ, “daughter-in-law”) or Arabic نساء (nisāʔ, “women”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nəsa]

Noun

нысэ • (nəsɛ)

1. bride
2. daughter-in-law
3. sister-in-law

Declension

declension of нысэ

case	singular	plural
indefinite	нысэ (nəsɛ)	нысэхэ (nəsɛxɛ)
nominative	нысэр (nəsɛr)	нысэхэр (nəsɛxɛr)
ergative	нысэм (nəsɛm)	нысэхэмэ (nəsɛxɛmɛ)
instrumental	нысэ(м)кӏэ (nəsɛ(m)kʼɛ)	нысэхэ(м)кӏэ (nəsɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ)
invertive	нысэу (nəsɛwu)	нысэхыу (nəsɛxəwu)

Derived terms

• нысэгъу (nəsɛğʷu)

Descendants

(Taking Adyghe as representative of all Circassian)

• → Laz: ნისა (nisa), ნუსა (nusa)
• → Mingrelian: ნოსა (nosa), ნისა (nisa)

References

• Шагиров, А. К. (1977) К. В. Ломтатидзе, editor, Этимологический словарь адыгских (черкесских) языков [Etymological Dictionary of Adyghean (Circassian) Languages]‎^[1] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Nauka, pages 287–288

Kabardian

Etymology

Possibly from Digor Ossetian ностӕ (nostæ) or Arabic نساء (nisāʔ, “women”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nəsa]

Noun

нысэ • (nəsɛ)

1. bride
2. daughter-in-law
3. sister-in-law

Declension

declension of нысэ

case	singular	plural
indefinite	нысэ (nəsɛ)	нысэхэ (nəsɛxɛ)
nominative	нысэр (nəsɛr)	нысэхэр (nəsɛxɛr)
ergative	нысэм (nəsɛm)	нысэхэмэ (nəsɛxɛmɛ)
instrumental	нысэ(м)кӏэ (nəsɛ(m)kʼɛ)	нысэхэ(м)кӏэ (nəsɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ)
invertive	нысэу (nəsɛwu)	нысэхыу (nəsɛxəwu)

Derived terms

• нысэгъу (nəsɛğʷu)

References

• Шагиров, А. К. (1977) К. В. Ломтатидзе, editor, Этимологический словарь адыгских (черкесских) языков [Etymological Dictionary of Adyghean (Circassian) Languages]‎^[2] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Nauka, pages 287–288