ӏа

Adyghe

Alternative forms

• а (a)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔaː]

Determiner

ӏа • (ʼa)

1. that

   а бэнанэ — that banana

   а пшъашъэ — that girl

   а кӏалэм еӏуэ — that boy is saying

Chechen

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *ʕa (“winter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa/

Noun

ӏа • (ˀa) class dd

1. winter

Noun

ӏа • (ˀa) class jj

1. Alternative form of ӏаь (ˀä)

References

• Nichols, Johanna, Vagapov, Arbi (2004) “ӏа”, in Chechen–English and English–Chechen Dictionary, London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon, page 236

Ingush

Noun

ӏа • (ˀa) ?

1. winter