დიახ

Georgian

Alternative forms

Etymology

According to Shanidze, a contraction of დია ღ(მერთო) (dia ɣ(merto)).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d̥iaχ]

Interjection

დიახ • (diax)

  1. yes
    Synonyms: ხო (xo), ჰო (ho), კი (ḳi)

Descendants

  • Armenian: դիախ (diax)Tbilisi

References

  1. ^ Šaniʒe, Aḳaḳi (1915) “Review of M. G. Ǯanašvili. Saingilo. М. Г. Джанашвили. Сайнгило”, in Записки Восточного отделения Русского археологического общества[1] (in Russian), volumes 22 (1913–1914), page 348a of 344–357
  2. ^ Šaniʒe, Aḳaḳi (1980) Kartuli enis gramaṭiḳis sapuʒvlebi [Basics of Georgian Grammar] (Txzulebani tormeṭ ṭomad; 3) (in Georgian), Tbilisi: University Press, pages 610–611

Further reading

  • Čubinov, David (1887) “დია, დიად, დიაღ, დიამც, დიაღამც”, in Грузинско-русский словарь [Georgian–Russian Dictionary]‎[2], Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, column 476