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)
- (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]
Related terms
- ბოდიშით (bodišit)
- კარგით (ḳargit)
References
- ^ 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)