დარი
Georgian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [d̥aɾi]
- Hyphenation: და‧რი
Etymology 1
From Proto-Georgian-Zan *dar- (“time”), whence also დრო (dro). Earlier, it was also used in the sense of "time". Cognate with Mingrelian ედორია (edoria) and Laz ჰემინდორას (hemindoras).
On the other hand, Ačaṙean derives from Armenian դար (dar, “age, century”).
Noun
დარი • (dari) (plural დარები)
Synonyms
- ამინდი (amindi)
Descendants
- → Bats: დარ class jj (dar)
References
- Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) “*dar-”, in Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 124
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “դար”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
Etymology 2
Adjective
დარი • (dari) (comparative უფრო დარი, superlative ყველაზე დარი)
Declension
| case | adjective |
|---|---|
| nominative, genitive, instrumental |
დარი (dari) |
| ergative | დარმა (darma) |
| dative, adverbial | დარ (dar) |
| vocative | დარო (daro) |
References
- Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “დარი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press