გამარჯობათ

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Georgian

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Etymology

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გამარჯობა (gamarǯoba) +‎ -თ (-t, a mimicking of the plural marker in verbs)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡamard͡ʒobatʰ/, [ɡ̊amaɾd͡ʒobatʰ]
  • Hyphenation: გა‧მარ‧ჯო‧ბათ

Interjection

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გამარჯობათ (gamarǯobat)

  1. (informal, polite) hello

Usage notes

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This usage is considered ungrammatical by some scholars, although the most recent orthographic sources indicate the growing acceptance of the form.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ თამარა ღამბაშიძე (2020 November 11) “They claim on Facebook that "გამარჯობა" is correct, and it turns out that we have been living in a lie”, in On.ge (in Georgian)