аҿы

Abkhaz

Noun

а-ҿы́ • (a-ĉʼə́) (pl аҿқәа́)

1. face

Preposition

а-ҿы́ • (a-ĉʼə́)

1. in, on, at

   Ақалақь аҿы. ― Akalakʲ aĉʼə. ― In the city.

   Ақалақьқәа рҿы. ― Akalakʲkʷa rĉʼə. ― In the cities.

Usage notes

Used with 3rd-person singular inanimate. For others, use the corresponding prefix:

• For 1st-person singular, use сҿы.
• For 1st-person plural, use ҳҿы.
• For 2nd-person masculine singular, use уҿы.
• For 2nd-person feminine singular, use бҿы.
• For 2nd-person plural, use шәҿы.
• For 3rd-person masculine human singular, use иҿы.
• For 3rd-person feminine human singular, use лҿы.
• For 3rd-person plural, use рҿы.

It is placed after a word. After a vowel, suffix -ҿы (-ĉʼə) can be used:

Ари атәылаҿы сыҟамызт. ― Ari atʷʼəlaĉʼə səqʼaməztʼ. ― I was not in this country.

Alternative forms

• -ҿы (-ĉʼə)
• аҿа (aĉʼa)

See also

• ахаҿы (axaĉʼə)