აბა

Georgian

Alternative forms

• აპა (aṗa)

Etymology

From Old Georgian აბა (aba), ჰაბა (haba), which is borrowed from or otherwise related to Old Armenian հապա (hapa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aba/
• Hyphenation: აბა

Interjection

აბა • (aba)

1. so, well, now, right; Used for attention, threat, amazement and question

   აბა, სად მივდივართ?

   aba, sad mivdivart?

   So, where are we going?

   აბა, წადი სახლშვი ახლავე

   aba, c̣adi saxlšvi axlave

   [Right, so,] go home right now!

   აბა, ეს ვის გაუგია?

   aba, es vis gaugia?

   Right, who's even heard about this?

2. mhm, exactly; Used for agreements

   აბა, აბა, ეგ თქვი შენ.

   aba, aba, eg tkvi šen.

   Mhm, exactly, (you can) say that again.

Descendants

• → Armenian: ապա (apa), աբա (aba)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “հապ”, 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, page 44a