Лезги-Ингилис гафалаг - КI
Lezgian-English dictionary - КI 


This is a preliminary version of the first ever web-based Lezgian-English dictionary. As for now, most (but not all) of the entries are taken from the dictionary included in Martin Haspelmath's "A grammar of Lezgian".

The abreviations in brackets [such as (abs), (erg) or (sbess)] inform which nouncase does a given verb need. For instance, let's take the verb ава - (dat) has (abs). The notation means that the "possesor" is to be put in the dative, and "possesed" in the absolutive case. Thus "I have money" is заз (I-dat) пул (money-abs) ава (verb comes last in Lezgian). You can learn how to form and when to use a given case form just by clicking on its abbreviation.

A short guide to Lezgian pronunciation, including principles of the latin transliteration used can be found here

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кIалам k'alam joint, node
кIалуб k'alub form, model, pattern
кIам (-у) k'am (-u) valley, ravine
кIамаш k'amash stupid; idiot
кIамукьун k'amuq'un to be absent; to still love; to still want
кIан (-и; -ер) k'an (-i; -er) bottom
кIан хьун k'an xhun to want; to love - (dat) loves (abs); (dat) wants (abs);
(dat) wants to (-iz); it's necessary to (-na)
кIани k'ani beloved, desirable
кIаник k'anik under
кIаникай k'anikaj from under
кIанчI (-уни) k'anch' (-uni) stump, block
кIапIал k'ap'al heap, crowd
кIар (-цIи) k'ar (-c'i) pole, tung
кIараб k'arab bone
кIарас k'aras wood
кIасун k'asun to bite
кIвагъ (-ра) k'vagh (-ra) raven
кIвадарун k'vadarun to shake off strew, to scatter
кIвал (-и; -ер) k'val (-i; -er) house; room
кIвалах (-ди/-и) k'valax (-di / -i) work, job; matter
кIватун k'vatun to collapse, to fail
кIватI (-уни) k'vat' (-uni) lump, ball
кIватIал k'vat'al group, crowd, collection
кIватIун k'vat'un to collect
кIвахьун k'vaxhun to flow, to drop, to spill
кIвач (-и; -ер) k'vach (-i; -er) foot
кIвенкIв (кIвенкIуь) k'venk'v (k'venk'y) point, tip, edge
кIев k'ev кIеве гьатун [k'eve hatun] - to get into trouble
кIеви k'evi strong; кIеви дуст [k'evi dust] -close friend
кIевун k'evun to close; to cover
кIек (-ре) k'ek (-re) rooster
кIел (-е) k'el (-e) lamb
кIелун k'elun to read, to study
кIерец k'erec walnut
кIеретI k'eret' group, crowd
кIир (-ини) k'ir (-ini) hook
кIудун k'udun to defeat
кIукI (кукIва) k'uk' (kuk'va) peak, summit, top
кIул (-а) k'ul (-a) shoulder, back
кIус (-уни) k'us (-uni) chunk, piece
кIута k'uta hammer
кIуф (-у) k'uf (-u) mouth
кIуьд k'yd nine
кIягъун k'aeghun to rebuke

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