мэлакӏэ лӏэн

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Adyghe

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Etymology

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From мэлэкӏэн (mɛlɛkʼɛn, to be hungry) +‎ лӏэн (lˢʼɛn, to die); hence literally “to starve to death”. Many Circassians use this verb to describe hungry instead of мэлэкӏэн.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [malaːt͡ʃʼa ɬʼan]

Verb

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мэлакӏэ лӏэн (mɛlakʼɛ lˢʼɛn) (intransitive)

  1. to starve (To be very hungry, to die from hunger).

Conjugation

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Pronoun
  • мэлакӏэ сэлӏэ - i am starving
  • мэлакӏэ тэлӏэ - we are starving
  • мэлакӏэ уэлӏэ - you are starving
  • мэлакӏэ шъолӏэ - you (plural) are starving
  • мэлакӏэ малӏэ - he is starving (for Absolutive case)
  • мэлакӏэ малӏэх - they are starving (for Absolutive case)
  • мэлакӏэ лӏэ! - starve!
Tense
  • мэлакӏэ малӏэ - he is starving
  • мэлакӏэ мэлӏагъ - he starved
  • мэлакӏэ мэлӏэт - he will starve

See also

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