ამტყუ̂ა̈სგ

Svan

Alternative forms

• ანტყუ̂ა̈სგ (anṭq̇ûäsg), ანტყუ̂ასგ (anṭq̇ûasg), ანტყუ̂ა̈სკ (anṭq̇ûäsḳ), ამტყუ̂ა̈სკ (amṭq̇ûäsḳ)

Etymology

Sometimes considered to be a continuant of Proto-Kartvelian *ṭq̇wec-.

Noun

ამტყუ̂ა̈სგ • (amṭq̇ûäsg) (plural ამტყუ̂ა̈სგა̈რ)

1. star
2. (figuratively) spark

Further reading

• Dondua, Ḳarṗez (2001) “ანტყვასგ”, in Svanur-kartul-rusuli leksiḳoni (lašxuri dialekṭi) [Svan–Georgian–Russian Dictionary (Lashkh dialect)] (Kartvelologiuri biblioteḳa; 6), revised and prepared for publication by Aleksandre Oniani, Tbilisi: Tbilisi State Pedagogical University Press, page 26a
• Liṗarṭeliani, Aslan (1994) “ამტყვასგ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni (čoluruli ḳilo) [Svan-Georgian dictionary (Cholur dialect)], Tbilisi, page 22b
• Topuria, Varlam, Kaldani, Maksime (1994) “ამტყუ̂ა̈სგ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 72
• Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003) Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, pages 31–32, on the supposed Georgian ც (c) ~ Zan ცქ/ჩ (ck/č) ~ Svan სგ/ცქ (sg/ck) ← Proto-Kartvelian *c process which enables one to consider this to be a continuant of Proto-Kartvelian *ṭq̇wec-
• Ḳelauraʒe, Levan (2014) “Damaṭebani kartvelur enata eṭimologiuri leksiḳonisatvis - II [Addenda to Etymological Dictionary of Kartvelian Languages - II]”, in Eṭimologiuri ʒiebani (in Georgian), volume XI, Tbilisi: Dedaena, page 28 of 17–37