хьэлъэбэкъищ
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Adyghe
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From хьэлъэбакъэ (ḥɛlˢɛbaqɛ, “step”) + щы (śə, “three”); hence literally “three steps”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]хьэлъэбэкъищ • (ḥɛlˢɛbɛqiś)
- 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
[edit]declension of хьэлъэбэкъищ
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | хьэлъэбэкъищэ (ḥɛlˢɛbɛqiśɛ) | хьэлъэбэкъищэхэ (ḥɛlˢɛbɛqiśɛxɛ) |
| nominative | хьэлъэбэкъищэр (ḥɛlˢɛbɛqiśɛr) | хьэлъэбэкъищэхэр (ḥɛlˢɛbɛqiśɛxɛr) |
| ergative | хьэлъэбэкъищэм (ḥɛlˢɛbɛqiśɛm) | хьэлъэбэкъищэхэмэ (ḥɛlˢɛbɛqiśɛxɛmɛ) |
| instrumental | хьэлъэбэкъищэ(м)кӏэ (ḥɛlˢɛbɛqiśɛ(m)kʼɛ) | хьэлъэбэкъищэхэ(м)кӏэ (ḥɛlˢɛbɛqiśɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ) |
| invertive | хьэлъэбэкъищыу (ḥɛlˢɛbɛqiśəwu) | хьэлъэбэкъищэхыу (ḥɛlˢɛbɛqiśɛxəwu) |