хьэлъэбэкъищ

Adyghe

Etymology

From хьэлъэбакъэ (ḥɛlˢɛbaqɛ, “step”) +‎ щы (śə, “three”); hence literally “three steps”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħaɬabaqiɕ]

Noun

хьэлъэбэкъищ • (ḥɛlˢɛbɛqiś)

1. three steps (Said to places that are very close)

   Тиунэ хьэлъэбэкъищ, псынкӏэу кӏо — My house is three steps close (very close), go quickly.

   Яунэ кӏо псынкӏэу. Яунэ хьэлъэбэкъищ нэӏэ — Go to their house quickly, their house is only three steps close.

Declension

declension of хьэлъэбэкъищ

case	singular	plural
indefinite	хьэлъэбэкъищэ (ḥɛlˢɛbɛqiśɛ)	хьэлъэбэкъищэхэ (ḥɛlˢɛbɛqiśɛxɛ)
nominative	хьэлъэбэкъищэр (ḥɛlˢɛbɛqiśɛr)	хьэлъэбэкъищэхэр (ḥɛlˢɛbɛqiśɛxɛr)
ergative	хьэлъэбэкъищэм (ḥɛlˢɛbɛqiśɛm)	хьэлъэбэкъищэхэмэ (ḥɛlˢɛbɛqiśɛxɛmɛ)
instrumental	хьэлъэбэкъищэ(м)кӏэ (ḥɛlˢɛbɛqiśɛ(m)kʼɛ)	хьэлъэбэкъищэхэ(м)кӏэ (ḥɛlˢɛbɛqiśɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ)
invertive	хьэлъэбэкъищыу (ḥɛlˢɛbɛqiśəwu)	хьэлъэбэкъищэхыу (ḥɛlˢɛbɛqiśɛxəwu)