გამარჯობათ

Georgian

Etymology

From გამარჯობა (gamarǯoba) +‎ -თ (-t, a mimicking of the plural marker in verbs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡ̊amaɾd͡ʒobatʰ]
  • Hyphenation: გა‧მარ‧ჯო‧ბათ

Interjection

გამარჯობათ • (gamarǯobat)

  1. (informal, polite) hello

Usage notes

This usage is considered ungrammatical by some scholars, although the most recent orthographic sources indicate the growing acceptance of the form.[1]

  • ბოდიშით (bodišit)
  • კარგით (ḳargit)

References

  1. ^ თამარა ღამბაშიძე (11 November 2020) “They claim on Facebook that "გამარჯობა" is correct, and it turns out that we have been living in a lie”, in On.ge (in Georgian)