Heart is гу and soul is псэ in both dialects. “Beloved” is фIылъагъуэгъу or щIасэ in Kabardian and кIасэ in Adyghe.
These are the words for the people you love, as the Circassian app’s lessons and its two dictionaries give them. Each word shows where it comes from: a lesson word has the app’s audio, a dictionary word its own definition and page.
The words
| Meaning | Kabardian | Adyghe |
|---|---|---|
| heart | гуgu | гуgu |
| soul | псэpse | псэpse |
| love | лъагъуныгъэlaghunyghe | шIулъэгъуныгъ“love” · Adyghe dictionary |
| beloved | фIылъагъуэгъу“beloved” (a man or a woman) · Kabardian dictionary, p. 474 щIасэ“favourite, darling; beloved” · Kabardian dictionary, p. 610 | кIасэ“beloved” · Adyghe dictionary |
| dear | – | гупсэ“dear” · Adyghe dictionary лъапIэ“dear” · Adyghe dictionary |
| life companion | псэгъу“life companion; beloved” · Kabardian dictionary, p. 364 | – |
| affectionate word | гъэфIэгъыбзэ“an affectionate word for family, close ones and loved ones” · Kabardian dictionary, p. 76 | гъэшIуабзэ“caress; affectionate” · Adyghe dictionary |
A dash: this page has no sourced word for it in that dialect. Dictionary words have no audio.
How to say “my”
In the Kabardian lines below, “my” is written as a separate word before the noun; in the Adyghe lines it is joined to the word. Two pairs from the app’s audio course:
This is my mother.
They are my family.
This page does not build “my love” or “my soul” for you: no source we checked prints them, and a made-up form could be wrong.
And the phrase itself: how to say “I love you” in Circassian.
Questions
How do you say “heart” in Circassian?
Heart is гу in both Kabardian and Adyghe.
How do you say “soul” in Circassian?
Soul is псэ in both dialects.
How do you say “beloved” in Circassian?
The Kabardian dictionary gives фIылъагъуэгъу and щIасэ; the Adyghe dictionary gives кIасэ.
Is there a Circassian word for “term of endearment”?
The Kabardian dictionary has гъэфIэгъыбзэ, “an affectionate word for family, close ones and loved ones” (p. 76).
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Sources
- Omniglot, “I love you” in many languages (Kabardian and Adyghe), read October 11, 2026.
- Wiktionary, “I love you”, translations (East Circassian), read October 11, 2026.
- Kabardian dictionary in the app (Apazhev and Kokov, Kabardino-Cherkess–Russian Dictionary, Nalchik 2008): гу p. 57, гъэфIэгъыбзэ p. 76, лъагъуныгъэ p. 297, псэ and псэгъу p. 364, фIыуэ and фIылъагъуэгъу p. 474, щIасэ p. 610.
- Adyghe dictionary in the app (dovlet.info): гу, псэ, шIу лъэгъун, шIулъэгъуныгъ, кIасэ, гупсэ, лъапIэ, гъэшIуабзэ.
- Circassian app, version 5.9.0: the lesson words heart, soul and love, the lesson phrases with audio, and the “my” lines from the audio course.
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