სერი

Georgian

Etymology 1

From Old Armenian սար (sar, “mountain”).

Noun

სერი • (seri) (plural სერები)

1. hill

See also

• მთა (mta)
• გორაკი (goraḳi)
• გორა (gora)

References

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

Etymology 2

From Hurrian 𒊺𒂊𒊑 (še-e-ri /⁠šeri⁠/, “evening”), itself likely a modified semantic sense derived from Akkadian 𒊺𒂊𒊑 (še-e-ri /⁠šeri⁠/, “morning, the morning watch, the latest last hours of the night; later on, in the future”).

Noun

სერი • (seri) (plural სერები)

1. feast

See also

• სერობა (seroba)
• ზადიკი (zadiḳi)
• ლხინი (lxini)
• სუფრა (supra)
• ქეიფი (keipi)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “սէր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
• Čubinašvili, Niḳo (1812–1825) “სერი”, in Kartuli leksiḳoni rusulis targamaniturt [Georgian Explanatory Dictionary with Russian Commentaries]‎^[1], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences

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Mingrelian

Etymology

From Hurrian 𒊺𒂊𒊑 (še-e-ri /⁠šeri⁠/, “evening”), itself likely a modified semantic sense derived from Akkadian 𒊺𒂊𒊑 (še-e-ri /⁠šeri⁠/, “morning, the morning watch, the latest last hours of the night; later on, in the future”)..

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: სე‧რი

Noun

სერი • (seri)

1. night