лӏышъхьэ

Adyghe

Etymology

From лӏы (lˢʼə, “man”) +‎ шъхьэ (ŝḥɛ, “head”); hence literally “head man”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɬʼəʂħa]

Noun

лӏышъхьэ • (lˢʼəŝḥɛ)

1. head of; chief

   Къэралым илӏышъхь

   Qɛraləm jilˢʼəŝḥ

   Сhief of the state.

Declension

declension of лӏышъхьэ

case	singular	plural
indefinite	лӏышъхьэ (lˢʼəŝḥɛ)	лӏышъхьэхэ (lˢʼəŝḥɛxɛ)
nominative	лӏышъхьэр (lˢʼəŝḥɛr)	лӏышъхьэхэр (lˢʼəŝḥɛxɛr)
ergative	лӏышъхьэм (lˢʼəŝḥɛm)	лӏышъхьэхэмэ (lˢʼəŝḥɛxɛmɛ)
instrumental	лӏышъхьэ(м)кӏэ (lˢʼəŝḥɛ(m)kʼɛ)	лӏышъхьэхэ(м)кӏэ (lˢʼəŝḥɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ)
invertive	лӏышъхьэу (lˢʼəŝḥɛwu)	лӏышъхьэхыу (lˢʼəŝḥɛxəwu)

Synonyms

• ӏэшъхьэтет (ʼɛŝḥɛtet)
• пащ (paś)