баӏ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ba"

Chechen

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *baħ. Cognates include Bats ბაჰʼ (bahʼ) and Ingush баӏ (baˀ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaʕ/

Noun

баӏ • (baˀclass bd

  1. burdock or thistle
  2. lamp burner

Declension

Declension of баӏ
singular plural
nominative баӏ (baˀ) баьӏаш (bäˀaš)
genitive баӏан (baˀan) баьӏийн (bäˀiı̇n)
dative баӏана (baˀana) баьӏашна (bäˀašna)
ergative баӏо̄ (baˀoo) баьӏаша (bäˀaša)
allative баӏе̄ (baˀjee) баьӏашка (bäˀaška)
instrumental баӏаца (baˀaca) баьӏашца (bäˀašca)
lative баӏах (baˀax) баьӏех (bäˀjex)
comparative баӏал (baˀal) баьӏел (bäˀjel)

References

  • Matsiev, Akhmat G. (1961), Чеченско-русский словарь / Нохчийн-оьрсийн словарь [Chechen-Russian dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: State Publishing House of Foreign and Ethnicity Dictionaries, page 53
  • Nichols, Johanna; Vagapov, Arbi (2004), “баӏ”, in Chechen–English and English–Chechen Dictionary, London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon, page 54b