ნავი

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian ნავი (navi), probably from an Iranian source; compare Middle Persian [script needed] (nāw /⁠nʾw⁠/, “ship”), Persian ناو (nāv, “boat”). Alternatively, according to Ačaṙyan and Illič-Svityč (apud Martirosyan), from Old Armenian նաւ (naw).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɑvɪ/

Noun

ნავი • (navi) (plural ნავები)

1. boat

Derived terms

• ნავსადგური (navsadguri)

See also

• გემი (gemi)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “նաւ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 501
• The Georgian Language contacts with Iranian languages