Лезги-Ингилис гафалаг - Х
Lezgian-English dictionary - Х 


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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хабар xabar news, information
хабар кьун xabar q'un to ask (for news) - (erg) asks (adel)
хазина xazina treasury
хажалат xazhalat grief, sorrow
хайи xaji native
хак (хкуни) xak (xkuni) stake, peg
хала xala aunt (maternal)
хали xali watermelon
халис xalis true, real, authentic
халкь (-ди) xalq' (-di) people
халу xalu uncle (maternal)
хам (-уни) xam (-uni) skin; hide
хар (-у) xar (-u) bean; hail
харап xarap'a ruins
харж (-уни) xarzh (-uni) expenditure, expense
хас xas characteristic of (dat)
хат (хтуни) xat (xtuni) bead
хата xata danger, error
хаталу xatalu dangerous
хатур xatur respect
хатI (-уни) xat' (-uni) handwriting
хаш (-уни) xash (xashuni) cross
хва (хци; рухваяр) xva (xci; ruxvajar) son
хват (хутуни)  xvat (xutuni) plum
хвах (-уни) xvax (-uni) trough 
хвех (-уьни; хвехвер) xvex (-yni; xvexver)  kernel, core
хвеши xveshi  joyful
хгун xgun to give again; to resell
хеб (хпе; хпер) xeb (xpe; xper) sheep
хев (хиве) xev (xive) neck, collar хиве кьун [xive q'un] - to recognize, to promise
хейлин xejlin a lot, very
хел (хиле) xel (xile) branch; one of a pair
хендеда xendeda widow
хер (хире) xer (xire) wound
хесет xeset character trait; inclination
хзан xzan  family
хийир xijir benefit; profit, good
химир ximir leaven; leavened dough
хиял xijal thought
хкадарун xkadarun to jump; (erg) jumps
хкажун xkazhun to raise, to lift
хкатун xkatun to appear - (abs) appears from (sbel)
to get rid of - (abs) gets rid of (sbel
to be ruinded - (abs) perishes
хкатIун xkat'un to cut out
хкахьун xkaxhun to go out, to be extinguished
хкет xket fairy tale
хкечIун xkech'un to go out - (abs) goes out from (sbel)
хкудун xkudun to take sth out - (erg) takes out (abs) from (sbel)
хкун (хкиз; хкана; хкваш) xkun (xkiz; xkana; xkvash) to bring back; to return - (erg) returns (abs)
хкуьрун xkyrun to touch
хкягъун xkaeghun to choose, to elect
хкIун (хкIиз; хкIуна) xk'un (xk'iz; xk'una) to touch - (abs) touches (sbess)
хсуси xsusi own, proper, private
хтул xtul grandchild
хтун (хквез; хтана; хъша) xtun (xkvez; xtana; qhsha) to return, to come back
хук (хуквади) xuk (xukvadi) stomach
хун (-аз; -ана) xun (-az; -ana) to break - (erg) breaks (abs); (abs) breaks
to give birth to - (erg) gives birth to (abs)
to be born - (abs) is born
хупI xup' (particle used in exclamations) 'how!' -  хупI иер! - how beautiful !
хур (-у) xur (-u) breast хуралай [xuralaj] - by heart
хуруган xurugan apron
хурун (храз; храна) xurun (xraz; xrana) to weave, to knit
хутахун xutaxun to carry back
хутIунун xut'unun to take off (clothes)
хуш xush pleasant
хуьн (-уьз; хвена) xyn (xyz; xvena) to keep, to preserve, to guard
хуьр (-уь) xyr (-y) village
хуьрек xyrek food, meal
хуьшрекан xyshrekan spider
хци xci sharp
хц xc'u fragile, brittle

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