ныбжьэгъу
Adyghe
Etymology
From the root ныбжь "age" with the suffix of time "гъу". This word is used for the meaning age-mate by the Shapsug Circassians of Kfar Kama. In Caucasus the word ныбджэгъу is used for friends.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nəbʑaʁʷ]
Noun
ныбжьэгъу • (nəbźeğʷu)
- A peer, an age-mate: a person of approximately the same age as another.
- Уиныбжьэгъухэр уиунэ къакӏох — Your peers are coming to your house.
- Синыбжьэгъу горэ сэлъагъу — I am seeing a peer of mine.
- Кӏалэмрэ пшъашъэмрэ зэныбжьэгъух — The boy and the girl are peers.
- Кӏалэр синыбжьэгъу — The boy is my peer.
Declension
declension of ныбжьэгъу
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ныбжьэгъуэ (nəbźeğʷe) | ныбжьэгъуэхэ (nəbźeğʷexe) |
| nominative | ныбжьэгъуэр (nəbźeğʷer) | ныбжьэгъуэхэр (nəbźeğʷexer) |
| ergative | ныбжьэгъуэм (nəbźeğʷem) | ныбжьэгъуэхэмэ (nəbźeğʷexeme) |
| instrumental | ныбжьэгъуэ(м)кӏэ (nəbźeğʷe(m)kʼe) | ныбжьэгъуэхэ(м)кӏэ (nəbźeğʷexe(m)kʼe) |
| invertive | ныбжьэгъуыу (nəbźeğʷəwu) | ныбжьэгъухыу (nəbźeğʷuxəwu) |
Synonyms
- (age-mate): лэгъу (leğʷu)
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