ბევრი
Georgian
Etymology
From Old Georgian ბევრი (bevri).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bevri/
- Hyphenation: ბევ‧რი
Adjective
Adjectival declension of ბევრი
| Case | adjective |
|---|---|
| nominative, genitive, instrumental | ბევრი (bevri) |
| ergative | ბევრმა (bevrma) |
| dative, adverbial | ბევრ (bevr) |
| vocative | ბევრო (bevro) |
ბევრი • (bevri) (comparative უფრო ბევრი, superlative ყველაზე ბევრი)
- many, much
Antonyms
- ცოტა (coṭa)
Derived terms
- ბევრ-ბევრი (bevr-bevri)
See also
- ზღვა (zɣva)
- მრავალი (mravali)
Old Georgian
Etymology
According to Ačaṙyan, from Old Armenian բեւր (bewr). But according to Abaev, a borrowing from Alanic should not be excluded (note Digor Ossetian беурӕ (bewræ)). In any case, ultimately from Iranian; see Proto-Iranian *baywā́.
Adjective
ბევრი • (bevri)
- many, much
Numeral
ბევრი • (bevri)
- ten thousand
See also
- ბევრს (bevrs)
- ბევრად (bevrad)
- ბევრით (bevrit)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971), “բիւր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume I, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 453ab
- Абаев, В. И. (1958) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow, Leningrad: Academy Press, page 262
- Čubinov, David (1887), “ბევრი”, in Gruzinsko-russkij slovarʹ [Georgian–Russian Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, page 103a
- Čubinašvili, Niḳo (1812–1825), “ბევრი”, in Kartuli leksiḳoni rusulis targamaniturt [Georgian Explanatory Dictionary with Russian Commentaries], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences
- Rayfield, Donald, editor (2006), “ბევრი”, in A Comprehensive Georgian–English Dictionary, London: Garnett Press