ӏа
Adyghe
Alternative forms
- а (a)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔaː]
Determiner
ӏа • (ʼa)
- that
- а бэнанэ ― a bɛnanɛ ― that banana
- а пшъашъэ ― a pŝaŝɛ ― that girl
- а кӏалэм еӏуэ ― a kʼalɛm jeʼwɛ ― that boy is saying
Chechen
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʕa/
Etymology 1
| Previous: | гуьйре̄ (güüree) |
|---|---|
| Next: | бӏаьсте̄ (bˀästee) |
Inherited from Proto-Nakh *Ha. Cognates include Bats ჺა (ʿa) and Ingush ӏа (ˀa).
Noun
ӏа • (ˀa) class dd
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ӏа (ˀa) | ӏаьнаш (ˀänaš) |
| genitive | ӏаьнан (ˀänan) | ӏаьнийн (ˀäniı̇n) |
| dative | ӏаьнна (ˀänna) | ӏаьнашна (ˀänašna) |
| ergative | ӏаьно̄ (ˀänoo) | ӏаьнаша (ˀänaša) |
| allative | ӏаьне̄ (ˀänee) | ӏаьнашка (ˀänaška) |
| instrumental | ӏаьнца (ˀänca) | ӏаьнашца (ˀänašca) |
| lative | ӏаьнах (ˀänax) | ӏаьнех (ˀänex) |
| comparative | ӏаьнал (ˀänal) | ӏаьнел (ˀänel) |
References
- Nichols, Johanna; Vagapov, Arbi (2004), “ӏа”, in Chechen–English and English–Chechen Dictionary, London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon, page 239a
Etymology 2
Noun
ӏа • (ˀa) class jj
- alternative form of ӏаь (ˀä, “steam”)
References
- Nichols, Johanna; Vagapov, Arbi (2004), “ӏа”, in Chechen–English and English–Chechen Dictionary, London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon, page 239a
Ingush
| Previous: | гуйра (gujra) |
|---|---|
| Next: | бӏаьстӣ (bˀästii) |
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Nakh *Ha. Cognates include Bats ჺა (ʿa) and Chechen ӏа (ˀa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʕa/
Noun
ӏа • (ˀa) class d (singular only)
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
References
- Nichols, Johanna B. (2004), “ӏа”, in Ingush–English and English–Ingush Dictionary, London and New York: Routledge, page 194a