ლირფი
Georgian
Etymology
From Armenian լիրբ (lirb). Doublet of ლირბი (lirbi), borrowed from Old Armenian լիրբ (lirb). Old Armenian -րբ (-rb) developed into IPA(key): [ɾpʰ] in Armenian dialects.
Adjective
Adjectival declension of ლირფი
| Case | adjective |
|---|---|
| nominative, genitive, instrumental | ლირფი (lirpi) |
| ergative | ლირფმა (lirpma) |
| dative, adverbial | ლირფ (lirp) |
| vocative | ლირფო (lirpo) |
ლირფი • (lirpi) (comparative უფრო ლირფი, superlative ყველაზე ლირფი)
- rude, brazen, insolent
Derived terms
- ლირფობა (lirpoba)
- სილირფე (silirpe)
- გალირფებული (galirpebuli)
Related terms
- ლირწი (lirc̣i)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1973), “լիրբ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume II, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 287a
- Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ლირფი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi
- Grišašvili, Ioseb (1997), “ლირფი”, in Kalakuri leksiḳoni [Urban Dictionary], prepared by Rusudan Ḳusrašvili, Tbilisi: Samšoblo, pages 141–141
- Schmidt, Karl Horst (1962) Studien zur Rekonstruktion des Lautstandes der südkaukasischen Grundsprache (Abhandlungen für die Kunde des Morgenlandes; XXXIV, 3) (in German), Wiesbaden: Kommissionsverlag Franz Steiner GmbH, page 52