ნუგეში

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Georgian

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Etymology

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From the prohibitive ნუ გეშინის (nu gešinis, do not fear!). For a possible parallel see Old Armenian մխիթար (mxitʻar).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /nuɡeʃi/
  • Hyphenation: ნუ‧გე‧ში

Noun

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ნუგეში (nugeši) (plural ნუგეშები)

  1. solace
  2. A person or thing that is a source of hope

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “մխիթար”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, pages 328–329
  • Marr, N. (1907) “Этимология имени Мхит̓ар и глагола mq̇iϑarel — утешать [The etymology of the name Mxitʿar and the verb mq̇iϑarel – to console]”, in Записки Восточного отделения Русского археологического общества[1] (in Russian), volume 19 (1906), pages 30–31