Lezghian etymology : Query result

Proto-Lezghian: *s:an

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 yesterday 2 yesterday night

Lezghian: sen-fiz 2

Tsakhur: san-xa 1

Archi: s:an-ʁi 1

Comment: The root is used only in compounds (with *ʡiš:ʷ 'night' > Lezg. jif /sen-fiz < *sen-jifi-z/ or *jiq: 'day' in Arch. /with exceptional development -q:- > -ʁ- in cluster/; with *ʔeʎ:a 'evening, late' in Tsakh., cf. also Gelm. san-ixa, Tsakh. prop. sanɨxa 'yesterday'.

See Лексика 1971, 194.

Proto-Lezghian: *jiq:

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: day

Lezghian: juʁ

Tabasaran: jiʁ

Agul: jaʁ

Rutul: jiʁ

Tsakhur: jɨʁ

Kryz: jiʁ

Budukh: jɨʁ

Archi: iq

Udi: ʁi

Comment: Cf. also Lezg. Khl. jɨʁ, Tab. Düb. jiq:i, Ag. Bursh. jaʕ, Burk. jaʁ etc. 4th class in all class-distinguishing languages. Obl. base *jiq:a- (cf. Lezg. jiq:a-, Khl. jɨq:a-, Tab. jiʁa-, Rut. jiʁa-, Tsakh. jɨʁɨ-, Kryz. jiʁa-). The Ud. form ʁi is either metathesized or reflects the PL adverbial *q:i (see below).

Lezghian languages reflect also the adverbial form *q:i / *q:ä 'by day; today': Lezg. q:e, Tab. ʁi, Rut. ʁi-ʁa, Tsakh. ʁi-ńa, Kryz. q:e, Bud. q:e, Ud. ʁe 'today', Arch. qi 'by day'.

See Трубецкой 1930, 82; Лексика 1971, 183; Гигинейшвили 1977, 85; Талибов 1980, 303.

Proto-Lezghian: *s:ar-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: a day after tomorrow

Tabasaran: sari-ṭ

Agul: sa-jaʁa

Comment: Cf. also Tab. Düb. sejri / sēri, Khür. (Magometov) s:eri-di, Ag. Bursh. sará-ji. Ag. sa-jaʁa < *s:ar-jiq:a (a compound with *jiq: 'day'); other forms are originally locative (but with a non-trivial development *-d > -ṭ in Tab. dialects).