FromProto-Nakh*pχā. Cognate withIngushпхьан(pḥʳan,“hornbeam”). Associated with several weapon names, because they were made of hornbeam:Chechenпха(pxa,“arrow”),пха,пхьа(pxa, pḥʳa,“shield”),пхердукъ(pxerduqʼ,“spear”).
пха• (pxa) classb2 (pluralпхенаш)
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FromProto-Samoyedic*pä, fromProto-Uralic*puwe.
пха (pʰa)
| Declension ofпха | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | пха(pʰa) | пхайәʼ(pʰajəʔ) | пхазаӈ(pʰazaŋ) |
| genitive | пхан(pʰan) | пхайән(pʰajən) | пхазан(pʰazan) |
| accusative | пхам(pʰam) | пхайәм(pʰajəm) | пхазаӈәм(pʰazaŋəm) |
| allative | пханә(pʰanə) | пхайәнә(pʰajənə) | пхазаӈдә(pʰazaŋdə) |
| locative | пхагән(pʰagən) | пхайәгән(pʰajəgən) | пхазаӈгән(pʰazaŋgən) |
| ablative | пхагәʼ(pʰagəʔ) | пхайәгәʼ(pʰajəgəʔ) | пхазаӈгәʼ(pʰazaŋgəʔ) |
| instrumental | пхазьәʼ(pʰaźəʔ) | пхайәзьәʼ(pʰajəźəʔ) | пхазаӈзьәʼ(pʰazaŋźəʔ) |
| Possessive forms ofпха | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Second | Third | |
| singular | пхам(pʰam) | пхал(pʰal) | пхат(pʰat) |
| dual | пхабәй(pʰabəj) | пхаләй(pʰaləj) | пхадәй(pʰadəj) |
| plural | пхабаʼ(pʰabaʔ) | пхалаʼ(pʰalaʔ) | пхадаʼ(pʰadaʔ) |