ныбжьэгъу

Adyghe

Etymology

From the root ныбжь "age" with the suffix of time "гъу". This word is used for the meaning age-mate by the Shapsug Circassians of Kfar Kama. In Caucasus the word ныбджэгъу is used for friends.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nəbʑaʁʷ]

Noun

ныбжьэгъу • (nəbźɛğʷu)

1. A peer, an age-mate: a person of approximately the same age as another.

   Уиныбжьэгъухэр уиунэ къакӏох — Your peers are coming to your house.

   Синыбжьэгъу горэ сэлъагъу — I am seeing a peer of mine.

   Кӏалэмрэ пшъашъэмрэ зэныбжьэгъух — The boy and the girl are peers.

   Кӏалэр синыбжьэгъу — The boy is my peer.

Declension

declension of ныбжьэгъу

case	singular	plural
indefinite	ныбжьэгъуэ (nəbźɛğʷɛ)	ныбжьэгъуэхэ (nəbźɛğʷɛxɛ)
nominative	ныбжьэгъуэр (nəbźɛğʷɛr)	ныбжьэгъуэхэр (nəbźɛğʷɛxɛr)
ergative	ныбжьэгъуэм (nəbźɛğʷɛm)	ныбжьэгъуэхэмэ (nəbźɛğʷɛxɛmɛ)
instrumental	ныбжьэгъуэ(м)кӏэ (nəbźɛğʷɛ(m)kʼɛ)	ныбжьэгъуэхэ(м)кӏэ (nəbźɛğʷɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ)
invertive	ныбжьэгъуыу (nəbźɛğʷəwu)	ныбжьэгъухыу (nəbźɛğʷuxəwu)

Synonyms

• (age-mate): лэгъу (lɛğʷu)

Kabardian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nəbʑaʁʷ]

Noun

ныбжьэгъу • (nəbźɛğʷu)

1. friend

Synonyms

• (friend): ныбджэгъу (Standard Adyghe)