ღუ̂ებ

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Svan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Kartvelian *ɣob-.

Noun

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ღუ̂ებ (ɣûeb) (plural ღობა̈რ)

  1. beehive
    Synonym: ლაღობ (laɣob)
  2. bee
    Synonyms: ბუზუ̄ლ (buzūl), ლა̈ღუ̂ბა̈ ბუზუ̄ლ (läɣûbä buzūl)
  3. wooden trough, tub

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Dondua, Ḳarṗez (2001) “ღობ”, 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 319a
  • Liṗarṭeliani, Aslan (1994) “ღობ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni (čoluruli ḳilo) [Svan-Georgian dictionary (Cholur dialect)], Tbilisi, page 294a
  • Topuria, Varlam, Kaldani, Maksime (1994) “ღუ̂ებ1, ღუ̂ებ2”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, pages 1793–1794