იჩვამს

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Laz

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Etymology

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From ი- (i-) +‎ ჩვ- (çv-) +‎ -ამ (-am) +‎ -ს (-s). Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *c₁ew- : c₁w- (to take care; to watch).

Verb

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იჩვამს (içvams) (Latin spelling içvams) (Apso, Chanapeti, Borghola)

  1. to guard (something that belongs to oneself), to protect (one's own property)
    Synonym: იჩუმელს (içumels)
    სუნთხანი ნარენ ნამეჲიკნენ ოზაბუნლუღიშენთი თისქანი იჩვარე
    suntxani naren nameyiǩnen ozabunluğişenti tiskani içvare
    You will also protect yourself from infectious diseases anywhere

Further reading

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  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “içvams”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ოჩუ”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi