ბაჟ
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Svan[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Uncertain. According to Fähnrich, from Proto-Kartvelian *baz₁-. Cognate with Mingrelian ბჟოუ (bžou, “fool”), the reconstruction however does not take into account the synonymous Mingrelian ჟოლო (žolo).
Noun[edit]
ბაჟ • (baž)
Derived terms[edit]
- ბაჟა (baža, “gratitude, thankfulness”) (possibly)
- ბაჟია̈ნ (bažiän, “wise, intelligent, clever, observant, attentive”)
- ბაჟურ (bažur, “foolish, stupid”)
- ბა̈ჟინ (bäžin, “herald, messenger”)
- ლიბჟე (libže, “understanding, wits”)
References[edit]
- Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 45–46
Further reading[edit]
- Dondua, Ḳarṗez (2001) “ბაჟ”, in Svanur-kartul-rusuli leksiḳoni (lašxuri dialekṭi) [Svan–Georgian–Russian Dictionary (Lashkh dialect)] (Kartvelologiuri biblioteḳa; 6), revised and prepared for publication by Aleksandre Oniani, Tbilisi: Tbilisi State Pedagogical University Press, page 39b
- Liṗarṭeliani, Aslan (1994) “ბაჟ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni (čoluruli ḳilo) [Svan-Georgian dictionary (Cholur dialect)], Tbilisi, page 64a
- Nižaradze, B. Š. (2012) “ცნობა”, in Gruzino-svansko-russkij slovarʹ. Verxnebalskij dialekt [Georgian–Svan–Russian Dictionary: Upper Bal Dialect], 2nd edition, prepared for publication and prefaced by Lela Nižaradze, Tbilisi: Universal, page 229b
- Topuria, Varlam, Kaldani, Maksime (1994) “ბაჟ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
ბაჟ • (baž)
- Alternative form of ბა̈ჟ (bäž)