чами
Chechen
Alternative forms
- ча̄май class bd (čaamaj) — Cheberloi
Etymology
Possibly related to Georgian ჩამჩა (čamča, “ladle”). Cognates include Ingush ча̄мӣ (čaamii, “pitcher (with lip for pouring)”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaːmi/
Noun
ча̄ми • (čaami) class bd
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ча̄ми (čaami) | ча̄меш (čaameš) |
| genitive | ча̄мин (čaamin) | ча̄мийн (čaamiı̇n) |
| dative | ча̄мина (čaamina) | ча̄мешна (čaamešna) |
| ergative | ча̄мино̄ (čaaminoo) | ча̄ме̄ша (čaameeša) |
| allative | ча̄мига (čaamiga) | ча̄мешка (čaameška) |
| instrumental | ча̄мица (čaamica) | ча̄мешца (čaamešca) |
| lative | ча̄мех (čaamex) | ча̄мех (čaamex) |
| comparative | ча̄мел (čaamel) | ча̄мел (čaamel) |
References
- Nichols, Johanna; Vagapov, Arbi (2004), “чами”, in Chechen–English and English–Chechen Dictionary, London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon, page 226b