Proto-Lezghian: *χI:am: /*χI:an:
Meaning: 1 evening 2 night 3 dimming of eye-sight
Tabasaran: χIabaqI 1
Agul: χIawaqI 1
Tsakhur: χIam 2
Archi: χI:anaχI 3
Comment: Tab., Ag. (cf. also Fit. χebüq) and Arch. reflect an original locative form (in the evening). The word belongs to the 3d class in Tsakh., but to the 4th in Arch. Cf. Лексика 1971, 181.
