Adyghe edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic قَلْعَة (qalʕa, fort, fortress).

Cognate with Bashkir ҡала (qala), Kazakh қала (qala), Kyrgyz калаa (kalaa, city, town), Turkish kale (fortress) etc.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [qaːɮa]
  • (file)
  • IPA(key): [qaːla]

Noun edit

къалэ (qalɛ)

  1. city
  2. town
  3. (Shapsug) wall
  4. (Abzakh) yard

Declension edit

Kabardian edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic قَلْعَة (qalʕa, fort, fortress).

Cognate with Bashkir ҡала (qala), Kazakh қала (qala), Kyrgyz калаa (kalaa, city, town), Turkish kale (fortress) etc.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

къалэ (qalɛ)

  1. city
  2. town

Declension edit