ამაო

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Georgian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Georgian ამაოჲ (amaoy), ამავოჲ (amavoy), borrowed from Old Armenian ամայի (amayi), genitive ամայւոյ (amaywoy).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /amao/
  • Hyphenation: ამაო

Adjective[edit]

ამაო (amao) (comparative უფრო ამაო, superlative ყველაზე ამაო)

  1. futile, nugatory, otiose, vain

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ամայի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press