нэӏэ зтэгъэтын
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Adyghe
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The word literally means “to protect oneself”. From the Circassian verb нэӏэ тэгъэтын "to protect" with the addition зы- /zə-/ oneself suffix.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]нэӏэ зтэгъэтын • (nɛʼɛ ztɛğɛtən) (transitive)
- to be careful
- Уинэӏэ тэгъэт машӏор къычӏэмнэнэу
- Wujinɛʼɛ tɛğɛt mašʷʼor qəĉʼɛmnɛnɛwu
- Be careful the fire won't ignite.
- Кӏалэм инэӏэ тимыгъэтэу къебэджыгъэ
- Kʼalɛm jinɛʼɛ timəğɛtɛwu qebɛdžəğɛ
- The boy without being careful fell on the ground.
- Лӏым инэӏэ тигъэтэу кӏапсэм рекӏо
- Lˢʼəm jinɛʼɛ tiğɛtɛwu kʼapsɛm rekʷʼo
- The man being careful is walking on the rope.
See also
[edit]- нэӏэ тэгъэтын (nɛʼɛ tɛğɛtən)
- фэсакъын (fɛsaqən)