დაე

დაე

Georgian

Alternative forms

• დეე (dee), დე (de)

Etymology

Derived by truncating the imperative verb form დაეხსენ (daexsen, “leave in peace; escape”), from დაეხსნება (daexsneba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɑɛ/
• Hyphenation: დაე

Interjection

დაე • (dae)

1. let (expresses warning or threat by emphasizing an imperative or past verb form expressing future, which usually follows the interjection.)

   დაე მათ სხეულს კორტნიდნენ ყვავ-ყორნები.

   dae mat sxeuls ḳorṭnidnen q̇vav-q̇ornebi.

   Let their body be pecked by ravens and crows.

2. so be it, let (expresses and accepts an action which may or may not be inevitable, saying that the outcome won't change.)

   დაე თუნდ მოვკვდე არ მეშინიან.

   dae tund movḳvde ar mešinian.

   Even if I die, so be it, I'm not scared.

Descendants

• → Armenian: դե (de)