წამი

Georgian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Georgian წამი (c̣ami).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sʼami/

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 (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Georgian წამი (c̣ami). Doublet of inherited წუმი (c̣umi).

Noun

წამი • (c̣ami)

1. moment, second, instant, blink

References

• Kipšidze, Iosif (1914) “წამი”, in Грамматика мингрельского (иверского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Mingrelian (Iverian) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 7)‎^[1] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 377b

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Old Georgian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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)]‎^[2] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 531