Лезги-Ингилис гафалаг - М
Lezgian-English dictionary - М 


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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магьрум авун mahrum avun to deprive; (erg) deprives (abs) of (sbel)
магьсул mahsul grain crop
мад mad still
мадни madni more
мажал mazhal leisure; time
мажбур mazhbur obliged
майва majva fruit
майдан majdan square, place
майисат majisat economy; farm
макан makan home; center
макъала maqala article
макь (-ади) maq' (-adi) fat
макьам maq'am melody
мал (-ди) mal (-di) cattle; property
малум malum known
мам (мамуни; мумар) mam (mamuni; mumar) breast
ман man (particle softening the request)
манат manat rouble
мани mani song
маркв (маркуни) markv (markuni) stack (of hay)
марф (-ади) marf (-adi) rain
маса masa other
маса гун masa gun to sell
масан masan expensive, dear
мах (-уни) max (-uni) fairy tale, myth
машгъул mashghul occupied, absorbed, busy
машгьур mashhur well-known, famous
машин mashin car
машмаш mashmash apricot
мегер meger (question particle) 'isn't it so... ?'
мегъв (-гъуь; -гъвер) meghv (-ghy; -ghver) acorn
межлис mezhlis party; parliament
мез (меци) mez (meci) tongue
мекьи meq'i cold
мел (-е) mel (-e) community work
менфят menfaet profit
мергьемет merhemet mercy, leniency
мердимазар merdimazar harmful; wicked person
мертеба merteba floor, storey
мес (-и) mes (-i) mattress, bed
месела mesela for example
меслят meslaet advice; argument
месъела mes'ela question
мет (-тIи) met (-t'i) knee
метлеб metleb wish; goal; meaning
мефт (-еди) meft (-edi) brain, marrow
мехъер (-и) meqher (-i) wedding
милайим milajim gentle, soft
минет minet request
минетун minetun to ask, to request (erg) asks (dat)
мирес mires paternal relative
мирг (-и) mirg (-i) deer
мисал misal example; proverb
мискIал misk'al riddle
мискIин misk'in mosque
михьи mixhi clean
мич mich'i dark
мишер misher saw
муаллим muallim teacher
мубарак mubarak congratulation
муг (-ка) mug (-ka) nest
мугьман muhman guest
мукъаят muqajat careful, prudent
муькьва muq'va  close, near
муькьвал-мукьвал muq'val-muq'val often
мукьвара muq'vara soon
мукьув muq'uv near (gen)
мукIратI muk'rat' scissors
мум (-ади) mum (-adi) wax
мумкин mumkin possible
мурад murad desire, striving, purpose
мурдар murdar  unclean; villain, rascal
мурк (муркIади) murk (murk'adi) ice
мус mus when ? 
мусурман musurman Muslim
мутIлакь mut'laq' stingy 
мух (-а) mux (-a) barley
муьгъ (муькъуь; муькъвер) mygh (myqy; myqver) bridge
муьгьтеж myhtezh  need
муьгьуьббат myhybbat love
муьжуьд myzhyd  eight
муькуь myky the other one (of two)
муьрхъ (-уь) myrqh (-y) rust
муьтIуьгъ myt'ygh obedient to (dat)
муьхц (-уь) myxc (-y) barn
муьштери myshteri client, buyer, customer 
мягькем maehkem strong
мягьтел maehtel wonderful
мяден maeden mine

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