𐕆𐔼𐕅

Aghwan

Etymology

From Proto-Lezghian *χäla, compare Budukh хел (xel, “thing”) [1]

Noun

𐕆𐔼𐕅 (hil')

  1. thing, something, anything

Usage notes

Since Aghwan does not have independent indefinite pronouns, this word is used instead.[2]

References
  1. Nikolaev, Sergei L., Starostin, Sergei A. (1994) A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary‎, Moscow: Asterisk Publishers
  2. Gippert J., Schulze W., Aleksidze Z., Mahé J.-P., editors (2009), The Caucasian Albanian Palimpsests of Mount Sinai (Monumenta Palaeographica Medii Aevi: Series Ibero-Caucasica; 2), volume 1, Turnhout: Brepols, →ISBN, page II-39
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