тхьэм бытырбыф

Adyghe

Etymology

From тхьэ (tḥɛ, “God”) +‎ бытырбыф (bətərbəf, “Petersburg”). Literally means “may God send you to Petersburg”. Saint Petersburg is a city in Russia. The Circassians used this because Saint Petersburg is far from the Caucasus and very cold. The meaning of this word is that may God send you to a place so far away (Saint Petersburg) that you may never return.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tħam bətərbəf]

Interjection

тхьэм бытырбыф • (tḥɛm bətərbəf)

1. go to hell