წამი

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian წამი (c̣ami).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsʼɑmi/

Noun

წამი • (c̣ami) (plural წამები)

1. second (unit of time)
2. instant, blink

Derived terms

• ერთსა და იმავე წამს (ertsa da imave c̣ams)
• ამ წამში (am c̣amši)

Related terms

• წამწამი (c̣amc̣ami)

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Mingrelian

Etymology

Borrowed from Georgian წამი (c̣ami). Doublet of inherited წუმი (c̣umi).

Noun

წამი • (c̣ami)

1. moment, second, instant, blink

References

• Kipšidze, I. (1910), “წამი”, in Grammatika mingrelʹskago (iverskago) jazyka s xrestomatijeju i slovarem [Grammar of the Mingrelian (Iverian) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Materialy po jafetičeskomu jazykoznaniju; 7) (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, page 377b

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Old Georgian

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *c̣am-.

Noun

წამი • (c̣ami)

1. moment, second
2. eyelash

References

• abulaʒe, ilia (1973), “წამი”, in ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 531