ბევრი
Georgian
Etymology
From Old Georgian ბევრი (bevri).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [b̥evɾi]
- Hyphenation: ბევ‧რი
Adjective
ბევრი • (bevri) (comparative უფრო ბევრი, superlative ყველაზე ბევრი)
Declension
| case | adjective |
|---|---|
| nominative, genitive, instrumental |
ბევრი (bevri) |
| ergative | ბევრმა (bevrma) |
| dative, adverbial | ბევრ (bevr) |
| vocative | ბევრო (bevro) |
Derived terms
- ბევრ-ბევრი (bevr-bevri)
- ბევრად (bevrad)
See also
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)
Numeral
ბევრი • (bevri)
- ten thousand
See also
- ბევრს (bevrs)
- ბევრად (bevrad)
- ბევრით (bevrit)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971), “բիւր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 453ab
- Abajev, V. I. (1958), Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 262
- Čubinov, David (1887), “ბევრი”, in Грузинско-русский словарь [Georgian–Russian Dictionary][1], Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, column 103a
- Čubinašvili, Niḳo (1812–1825), “ბევრი”, in Kartuli leksiḳoni rusulis targamaniturt [Georgian Explanatory Dictionary with Russian Commentaries][2], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences
- Rayfield, Donald, editor (2006), “ბევრი”, in A Comprehensive Georgian–English Dictionary, London: Garnett Press