азы
Abkhaz
Alternative forms
- -зы (-zə)
Usage notes
Used with 3rd-person singular inanimate. For others, use the corresponding prefix,
- For 1st-person singular, use сзы ― szə ― for me.
- For 1st-person plural, use ҳзы ― ḥzə ― for us.
- For 2nd-person masculine singular, use узы ― uzə ― for you.
- For 2nd-person feminine singular, use бзы ― bzə ― for you.
- For 2nd-person plural, use шәзы ― ŝʷzə ― for you.
- For 3rd-person masculine human singular, use изы ― izə ― for him.
- For 3rd-person feminine human singular, use лзы ― lzə ― for her.
- For 3rd-person plural, use рзы ― rzə ― for them.
When combined with a verb, to denote that something is done for somebody or something, it is also used inside the verb, where it's a combination of the (possesive) personal prefix plus з(ы), which is a prefix to the verb root.
In intransitive verbs the subject of the verb stands before з(ы) (and personal prefix), where as in a transitive verb the subject stands after the affix and the object before it. For example: intransitive сузнацеит (suznacejtʼ, “I went there for you”), and transitive иузызгеит (iuzəzgejtʼ, “I took it for you”).
When an action is done to do another action (verb), the suffix (а)зы is used after the verb (see below).
After a vowel, suffix -зы (-zə) can be used:
- Авиациабзиабаҩцәа аҳаирпланқәа ирбаразы Аҟәа аеропорт ахь ицеит.
- Avjacjabzjabajʷcʷa aḥajrpʼlankʷa irbarazə Aqʷʼa ajeropʼortʼ axʲ icejtʼ.
- Aviation-enthusiasts went to Sukhumi airport to see aircraft.
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic азъ (azŭ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɐˈzɨ]
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Noun
азы́ • (azý) m inan pl (genitive азо́в, plural only)
- (plural only) ABC, nuts and bolts, elements
Declension
Related terms
- аз (az)
Tuvan
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *aŕu (“or”). Cognate with Karakhanid [script needed] (azu, “or”), Old Turkic [script needed] (azu, “or”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈzɯ/