мэлакӏэ лӏэн

Adyghe

Etymology

From мэлэкӏэн (mɛlɛkʼɛn, “to be hungry”) +‎ лӏэн (lˢʼɛn, “to die”); hence literally “to starve to death”. Many Circassians use this verb to describe hungry instead of мэлэкӏэн.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [malaːt͡ʃʼa ɬʼan]

Verb

мэлакӏэ лӏэн • (mɛlakʼɛ lˢʼɛn) (intransitive)

1. to starve (To be very hungry, to die from hunger).

Conjugation

Pronoun

• мэлакӏэ сэлӏэ - i am starving
• мэлакӏэ тэлӏэ - we are starving
• мэлакӏэ уэлӏэ - you are starving
• мэлакӏэ шъолӏэ - you (plural) are starving
• мэлакӏэ малӏэ - he is starving (for Absolutive case)
• мэлакӏэ малӏэх - they are starving (for Absolutive case)
• мэлакӏэ лӏэ! - starve!

Tense

• мэлакӏэ малӏэ - he is starving
• мэлакӏэ мэлӏагъ - he starved
• мэлакӏэ мэлӏэт - he will starve

See also

• псыфалӏэ лӏэн (psəfalˢʼɛ lˢʼɛn) (To be thirsty)