ჰანი

ჰანი

Laz

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *a-.

Pronoun

ჰანი • (hani) (Latin spelling hani) (Atina, Artasheni)

1. these

   Synonym: ჰანთეფე (hantepe)

   ჰანი ქოგვოგზი დო დობიტტობათ

   hani kogvogzi do dobiťťobat

   make a fire with these and let's get warm

Further reading

• Klimov, G. A. (1998), “*a-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 1
• Kojima, Gôichi (2012–), “hani”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı (in Turkish)
• Марр, Н. (1910), “ჰანი”, in Грамматика чанского (лазского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Chan (Laz) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 2) (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 239a
• Tandilava, Ali (2013), “ჰანი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi

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Old Georgian

Etymology

From Old Armenian հան (han), հանի (hani).

Noun

ჰანი • (hani)

1. grandmother
   • 11th century, The Lesser Nomocanon, translated by Euthymius the Athonite :[1]

     ნუმცა ვის ჴელ-ეწიფების დედაკაცისა თავისა თანა-მყოფად ქონებაჲ, თჳნიერ დედისა და დისა და ჰანისა

     numca vis qel-ec̣ipebis dedaḳacisa tavisa tana-mq̇opad konebay, twinier dedisa da disa da hanisa

Derived terms

• ჰანისჰანი (hanishani)
• ჰანობრივი (hanobrivi)

References

1. https://titus.fkidg1.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etca/cauc/ageo/sjulisk/sjuliskm/sjuli002.htm#Nomoc.Min._1_6_27_29_21R

• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), “հան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume III, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 33b
• Марр, Н. Я. (1913), “Яфетические элементы в языках Армении. V [Japhethic Elements in the Languages of Armenia. V]”, in Известия Российской Академии Наук. VI серия‎ (in Russian), volume 7, issue 3, pages 178–179

Further reading

• Sardshweladse, Surab; Fähnrich, Heinz (2005), “ჰანი”, in Altgeorgisch-Deutsches Wörterbuch (Handbook of Oriental Studies; VIII.12), with the collaboration of Irine Melikishvili and Sopio Sardshweladse, Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 1602a
• Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716), “ჰანი”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [The Wisp of Georgian Words That Beeth a Dictionary], Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, published 1949, page 483b