ბიჭი

Georgian

Etymology

Perhaps from Old Georgian ბიჭი (bič̣i, “crumbs”). For the sense development compare Russian кро́шка (króška, “crumb; baby, little one”).

Alternatively, together with Middle Armenian բիճ (bič, “bastard”) borrowed from Iranian: compare Northern Kurdish bîj, bîjî, Central Kurdish بیژوو (bîjû, “bastard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bit͡ʃʼi/, [b̥it͡ʃʼi]

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• Hyphenation: ბი‧ჭი

Noun

ბიჭი • (bič̣i) (plural ბიჭები)

1. (Middle Georgian) bastard, illegitimate child [12th century]
2. boy, lad, youth
3. son
4. brave man
5. (slang) streetwise/experienced man
6. (archaic) waiter
7. (in the plural, archaic) (male) servants

Declension

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Declension of ბიჭი (see Georgian declension)

	singular	plural	archaic plural
nominative	ბიჭი (bič̣i)	ბიჭები (bič̣ebi)	ბიჭნი (bič̣ni)
ergative	ბიჭმა (bič̣ma)	ბიჭებმა (bič̣ebma)	ბიჭთ(ა) (bič̣t(a))
dative	ბიჭს(ა) (bič̣s(a))	ბიჭებს(ა) (bič̣ebs(a))	ბიჭთ(ა) (bič̣t(a))
genitive	ბიჭის(ა) (bič̣is(a))	ბიჭების(ა) (bič̣ebis(a))	ბიჭთ(ა) (bič̣t(a))
instrumental	ბიჭით(ა) (bič̣it(a))	ბიჭებით(ა) (bič̣ebit(a))
adverbial	ბიჭად(ა) (bič̣ad(a))	ბიჭებად(ა) (bič̣ebad(a))
vocative	ბიჭო (bič̣o)	ბიჭებო (bič̣ebo)	ბიჭნო (bič̣no)
Notes: archaic plurals might not exist.

Postpositional inflection of ბიჭი (see Georgian postpositions)

postpositions taking a dative case	singular	plural
-ზე (on - )	ბიჭზე (bič̣ze)	ბიჭებზე (bič̣ebze)
-თან (near - )	ბიჭთან (bič̣tan)	ბიჭებთან (bič̣ebtan)
-ში (in - )	ბიჭში (bič̣ši)	ბიჭებში (bič̣ebši)
-ვით (like a - )	ბიჭივით (bič̣ivit)	ბიჭებივით (bič̣ebivit)
postpositions taking a genitive case	singular	plural
-თვის (for - )	ბიჭისთვის (bič̣istvis)	ბიჭებისთვის (bič̣ebistvis)
-ებრ (like a - )	ბიჭისებრ (bič̣isebr)	ბიჭებისებრ (bič̣ebisebr)
-კენ (towards - )	ბიჭისკენ (bič̣isḳen)	ბიჭებისკენ (bič̣ebisḳen)
-გან (from/of - )	ბიჭისგან (bič̣isgan)	ბიჭებისგან (bič̣ebisgan)
postpositions taking an instrumental case	singular	plural
-დან (from / since - )	ბიჭიდან (bič̣idan)	ბიჭებიდან (bič̣ebidan)
-ურთ (together with - )	ბიჭითურთ (bič̣iturt)	ბიჭებითურთ (bič̣ebiturt)
postpositions taking an adverbial case	singular	plural
-მდე (up to - )	ბიჭამდე (bič̣amde)	ბიჭებამდე (bič̣ebamde)

Derived terms

• კაი ბიჭი (ḳai bič̣i)
• კლავიატურის ბიჭი (ḳlaviaṭuris bič̣i)

Descendants

• → Laz: ბიჭი (biç̌i)
• → Azerbaijani: bic
• →? Middle Armenian: բիճ (bič)
  • Armenian: բիճ (bič), բիջ (biǰ), փիճ (pʻič)
    • → Ottoman Turkish: پیچ (piç)
      • Turkish: piç, pic
      • → Northern Kurdish: pîç
• → Svan: ბიჭ (bič̣, “bastard”)

Further reading

• Abajev, V. I. (1958) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 260, connecting with Ossetian биццеу (biccew, “boy”) and other Iranian words
• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “բիճ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 451b
• Klimov, G. A. (1964) Этимологический словарь картвельских языков [Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Academy Press, page 52
• Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 14
• Rayfield, Donald, editor (2006), “ბიჭი”, in A Comprehensive Georgian–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: Garnett Press

Laz

Etymology

Borrowing from Georgian ბიჭი (bič̣i).

Noun

ბიჭი • (biç̌i) (plural ბიჭეფე)

1. boy

Derived terms

• ბოზობიჭი (bozobiç̌i)

Old Georgian

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *beč̣- ~ *bič̣- (“to crumble, break”). Cognate with Svan ბეჭკჳ- (beč̣ḳw-), ბიჭკჳ- (bič̣ḳw-, “to break (bread, apple, etc.)”).

Noun

ბიჭი • (bič̣i)

1. crumbs
   • 5th century, Bible, Mark 7.28:

     ხოლო მან მიუგო და ჰრქუა: უფალო, რამეთუ ძაღლნიცა ტაბლასა ქუეშე ჭამედ ბიჭისაგან შვილთაჲსა

     xolo man miugo da hrkua: upalo, rametu ʒaɣlnica ṭablasa kueše č̣amed bič̣isagan šviltaysa

     And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.

Usage notes

• In the Bible translation, corresponds to Old Armenian փշրանք (pʻšrankʻ) and Ancient Greek ψιχίον (psikhíon).

Derived terms

• ნაბიჭი (nabič̣i)
• ნაბიჭევი (nabič̣evi)

 

Descendants

• >? Georgian: ბიჭი (bič̣i)
  • → Laz: ბიჭი (biç̌i)
  • → Azerbaijani: bic
  • →? Middle Armenian: բիճ (bič)
    • Armenian: բիճ (bič), բիջ (biǰ), փիճ (pʻič)
      • → Ottoman Turkish: پیچ (piç)
        • Turkish: piç, pic
        • → Northern Kurdish: pîç
  • → Svan: ბიჭ (bič̣, “bastard”)

Further reading

• Abulaʒe, Ilia (2014) “ბიჭი”, in Ʒvelkartuli-ʒvelsomxuri doḳumenṭirebuli leksiḳoni [Old Georgian – Old Armenian Documentary Dictionary], Tbilisi: National Centre of Manuscripts, →ISBN, page 76a
• Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 53–54
• Klimov, G. A. (1964) Этимологический словарь картвельских языков [Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Academy Press, page 52
• Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 14
• Rayfield, Donald, editor (2006), “ბიჭი”, in A Comprehensive Georgian–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: Garnett Press