ყირმიზი

Georgian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قرمزی (kırmızı), via Persian قِرْمِز, and Arabic قِرْمِز (qirmiz). This doubly-reborrowed word derives from Persian *کرمست (*kermest) via Proto-Indo-Iranian *kŕ̥miš and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷŕ̥mis (“worm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [χʼiɾmizi]
• Hyphenation: ყირ‧მი‧ზი

Adjective

ყირმიზი • (q̇irmizi) (comparative უფრო ყირმიზი, superlative ყველაზე ყირმიზი)

1. red

   Synonym: წითელი (c̣iteli)

Usage notes

Usually used in some dialects, such as mostly Adjarian.

Declension

Adjectival declension of ყირმიზი

case	adjective
nominative, genitive, instrumental	ყირმიზი (q̇irmizi)
ergative	ყირმიზმა (q̇irmizma)
dative, adverbial	ყირმიზ (q̇irmiz)
vocative	ყირმიზო (q̇irmizo)