эздел
Ingush
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Etymology
editDeadjectival noun derived from эздий (ezdii, “courteous, noble”).[1] Akin to Chechen оьздангалла (özdangalla, “politeness”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editэздел • (ezdel) class d
- honour, decency
- Эздел доаца саг ― Ezdel doaca sag ― A dishonorable person (literally, “A person lacking ezdel”)
- nobility, courtesy
- etiquette
Usage notes
editThe term refers to the cornerstone of Ingush social structure, a code of honour consisting in a display of deference towards members of someone's own clan, especially elder relatives, and between members of different clans. It is generally used in the singular, but Kodzoev (2010) gives a plural form as well.[2]
References
edit- ^ Nichols, Johanna B. (2011) Ingush Grammar[1], volume 143 (in English), Berkeley, Los Angeles, London: University of California Press, →ISBN, page 157
- ^ Кодзоев, Т. (2010) “эздел”, in Модернизированный ингушско-русский словарь [Modernized Ingush–Russian Dictionary], Nazran: Piligrim, page 1301
Further reading
edit- Nichols, Johanna B. (2004) “эздел”, in Ingush–English and English–Ingush Dictionary, London and New York: Routledge, page 189
- Nichols, Johanna B. (2011) Ingush Grammar[2], volume 143 (in English), Berkeley, Los Angeles, London: University of California Press, →ISBN, page 8