ахвам

Bulgarian

Etymology

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Bulgarian ах (ah)

Proto-Indo-European *h₂euh₁-der.?

Proto-Slavic *-ovatider.

Bulgarian -вам (-vam)

Bulgarian ахвам

From ах (ah, “ah”) + -вам (-vam, verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaxvɐm]

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• Rhymes: -axvɐm
• Syllabification^(key): ах‧вам

Verb

а́хвам • (áhvam) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective а́хна)

1. (intransitive) to ah (make a noise suggesting pain, exertion, surprise, etc.)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of а́хвам (conjugation 3, imperfective, transitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	а́хващ áhvašt	а́хвал, ахва́л1 áhval, ahvál1	а́хвал áhval	а́хван áhvan		а́хвайки áhvajki
	definite subject form	а́хващият áhvaštijat	а́хвалият, ахва́лият1 áhvalijat, ahválijat1	—	а́хваният áhvanijat
	definite object form	а́хващия áhvaštija	а́хвалия, ахва́лия1 áhvalija, ahválija1	—	а́хвания áhvanija
feminine	indefinite	а́хваща áhvašta	а́хвала, ахва́ла1 áhvala, ahvála1	а́хвала áhvala	а́хвана áhvana
	definite	а́хващата áhvaštata	а́хвалата, ахва́лата1 áhvalata, ahválata1	—	а́хваната áhvanata
neuter	indefinite	а́хващо áhvašto	а́хвало, ахва́ло1 áhvalo, ahválo1	а́хвало áhvalo	а́хвано áhvano	а́хване áhvane
	definite	а́хващото áhvaštoto	а́хвалото, ахва́лото1 áhvaloto, ahváloto1	—	а́хваното áhvanoto	а́хването áhvaneto
plural	indefinite	а́хващи áhvašti	а́хвали, ахва́ли1 áhvali, ahváli1	а́хвали áhvali	а́хвани áhvani	а́хвания, а́хванета áhvanija, áhvaneta
	definite	а́хващите áhvaštite	а́хвалите, ахва́лите1 áhvalite, ahválite1	—	а́хваните áhvanite	а́хванията, а́хванетата áhvanijata, áhvanetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		а́хвам áhvam	а́хваш áhvaš	а́хва áhva	а́хваме áhvame	а́хвате áhvate	а́хват áhvat
imperfect		а́хвах áhvah	а́хваше áhvaše	а́хваше áhvaše	а́хвахме áhvahme	а́хвахте áhvahte	а́хваха áhvaha
aorist		а́хвах, ахва́х1 áhvah, ahváh1	а́хва, ахва́1 áhva, ahvá1	а́хва, ахва́1 áhva, ahvá1	а́хвахме, ахва́хме1 áhvahme, ahváhme1	а́хвахте, ахва́хте1 áhvahte, ahváhte1	а́хваха, ахва́ха1 áhvaha, ahváha1
future	pos.	Use ще followed by the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́ма да followed by the present indicative tense
future in the past	pos.	Use the imperfect indicative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́маше да followed by the present indicative tense
present perfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and а́хвал/ахва́л1 m, а́хвала/ахва́ла1 f, а́хвало/ахва́ло1 n, or а́хвали/ахва́ли1 pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and а́хвал/ахва́л1 m, а́хвала/ахва́ла1 f, а́хвало/ахва́ло1 n, or а́хвали/ахва́ли1 pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and а́хвал/ахва́л1 m, а́хвала/ахва́ла1 f, а́хвало/ахва́ло1 n, or а́хвали/ахва́ли1 pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and а́хвал/ахва́л1 m, а́хвала/ахва́ла1 f, а́хвало/ахва́ло1 n, or а́хвали/ахва́ли1 pl
renarrative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and а́хвал m, а́хвала f, а́хвало n, or а́хвали pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and а́хвал/ахва́л1 m, а́хвала/ахва́ла1 f, а́хвало/ахва́ло1 n, or а́хвали/ахва́ли1 pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and а́хвал/ахва́л1 m, а́хвала/ахва́ла1 f, а́хвало/ахва́ло1 n, or а́хвали/ахва́ли1 pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and а́хвал/ахва́л1 m, а́хвала/ахва́ла1 f, а́хвало/ахва́ло1 n, or а́хвали/ахва́ли1 pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and а́хвал m, а́хвала f, а́хвало n, or а́хвали pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and а́хвал/ахва́л1 m, а́хвала/ахва́ла1 f, а́хвало/ахва́ло1 n, or а́хвали/ахва́ли1 pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало било́ да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		none
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past dubitative tense of съм and а́хвал/ахва́л1 m, а́хвала/ахва́ла1 f, а́хвало/ахва́ло1 n, or а́хвали/ахва́ли1 pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and а́хвал m, а́хвала f, а́хвало n, or а́хвали pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and а́хвал/ахва́л1 m, а́хвала/ахва́ла1 f, а́хвало/ахва́ло1 n, or а́хвали/ахва́ли1 pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало е да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and а́хвал/ахва́л1 m, а́хвала/ахва́ла1 f, а́хвало/ахва́ло1 n, or а́хвали/ахва́ли1 pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and а́хвал/ахва́л1 m, а́хвала/ахва́ла1 f, а́хвало/ахва́ло1 n, or а́хвали/ахва́ли1 pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and а́хвал/ахва́л1 m, а́хвала/ахва́ла1 f, а́хвало/ахва́ло1 n, or а́хвали/ахва́ли1 pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			а́хвай áhvaj			а́хвайте áhvajte

¹Dialectally marked.

References

• “ахвам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “ахвам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010