From гъэ (ğɛ, “year”) + мафэ (mafɛ, “day”); hence literally “year's day”. Cognate with Kabardian гъэмахуэ (ğɛmaxʷɛ).
гъэмафэ • (ğɛmafɛ)
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | гъэмафэ (ğɛmafɛ) | гъэмафэхэ (ğɛmafɛxɛ) |
| nominative | гъэмафэр (ğɛmafɛr) | гъэмафэхэр (ğɛmafɛxɛr) |
| ergative | гъэмафэм (ğɛmafɛm) | гъэмафэхэмэ (ğɛmafɛxɛmɛ) |
| instrumental | гъэмафэ(м)кӏэ (ğɛmafɛ(m)kʼɛ) | гъэмафэхэ(м)кӏэ (ğɛmafɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ) |
| invertive | гъэмафэу (ğɛmafɛwu) | гъэмафэхыу (ğɛmafɛxəwu) |
| Seasons in Adyghe · ? (layout · text) · category | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| гъатхэ (ğatxɛ, “spring”) | гъэмафэ (ğɛmafɛ, “summer”) | бжыхьэ (bžəḥɛ, “autumn”) | кӏымафэ (kʼəmafɛ, “winter”) |