гуӏэн

Adyghe

Alternative forms

• гоӏэн (gʷoʼɛn) (Shapsug)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡʷəʔan]

Verb

гуӏэн • (gʷuʼɛn) (intransitive)

1. to worry

   Сиянэ мэгуӏэ

   Sijanɛ mɛgʷuʼɛ

   My mother worries.

   Лъыжъым ыкъо заом макӏом, гуӏэу шысыгъ

   Lˢəẑəm əqʷo zawom makʷʼom, gʷuʼɛwu šəsəğ

   When the old-man's son went to war, he was sitting worried.

   Умыгуаӏ, экзамыныр ӏэшӏэхэу къычӏэкӏыжьын

   Wuməgʷaʼ, ɛkzamənər ʼɛšʼɛxɛwu qəĉʼɛkʼəźən

   Don't worry, the exam will [probably] turn out to be easy.

   Цӏыкӏу цӏыкӏу, сэбэгъэгуӏэ

   Cʼəkʷʼu cʼəkʷʼu, sɛbɛğɛgʷuʼɛ

   Slowly slowly, you're making me worry.