მასპინძელი

Georgian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Georgian მასპინძელი (masṗinʒeli), ultimately from Iranian. See Persian سپنج (sepanj) for more.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /maspʼind͡zeli/
  • Hyphenation: მას‧პინ‧ძე‧ლი

Noun edit

მასპინძელი (masṗinʒeli) (plural მასპინძლები)

  1. host, hostess

Inflection edit

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Descendants edit

  • Bats: მასპიჼძელ (masṗĩʒel)

Further reading edit

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “ասպնջական”, 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 275
  • Androniḳašvili, Mzia (1966) Narḳvevebi iranul-kartuli enobrivi urtiertobidan I [Studies in Iranian–Georgian Linguistic Contacts I] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Tbilisi University Press, page 287―288
  • Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “მასპინძელი”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [Collection of Georgian words, that is a dictionary]‎[1], Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, published 1949, page 195b

Old Georgian edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately from Iranian. See Persian سپنج (sepanj) for more.

Noun edit

მასპინძელი (masṗinʒeli)

  1. host, hostess

Descendants edit

Further reading edit

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “მასპინძელი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎[2] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 220