аамҫҭа

Abkhaz

Etymology

From Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza *aʔa (“belt”) + maɕtʰa. Possibly from Turkish usta (master).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aːməɕtʰa]

Noun

аамҫҭа • (aamśta) (pl аамҫҭацәа) (Bzyb)

1. nobleman

Synonyms

• аамсҭа (aamsta) (Abzhywa dialect)
• агӏмыста (aʻməsta) (Abaza)

References

• Бгажба, Х. С. (1964) Бзыбский диалект абхазского языка [The Bzyb Dialect of Abkhaz]‎^[1], Tbilisi: Academy Press