хен
Chechen
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Nakh *xeᶰ. Cognates include Bats ხეჼ (xẽ) and Ingush хи (xi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xi̯en/
Noun
хен • (xen) class bb
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | хен (xen) | ханнаш (xannaš) |
| genitive | хе̄нан (xeenan) | ханнийн (xanniı̇n) |
| dative | хенна (xenna) | ханнашна (xannašna) |
| ergative | хе̄но̄ (xeenoo) | ханнаша (xannaša) |
| allative | хе̄не̄ (xeenee) | ханнашка (xannaška) |
| instrumental | хенца (xenca) | ханнашца (xannašca) |
| lative | хе̄нах (xeenax) | ханнех (xannex) |
| comparative | хе̄нал (xeenal) | ханнел (xannel) |
References
- Nichols, Johanna; Vagapov, Arbi (2004), “хен”, in Chechen–English and English–Chechen Dictionary, London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon, page 213a