ნუგეში

Georgian edit

Etymology edit

From the prohibitive ნუ გეშინის (nu gešinis, do not fear!). For a possible parallel see Old Armenian մխիթար (mxitʻar).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /nuɡeʃi/
  • Hyphenation: ნუ‧გე‧ში

Noun edit

ნუგეში (nugeši) (plural ნუგეშები)

  1. solace
  2. A person or thing that is a source of hope

Inflection edit

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Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “մխիթար”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, pages 328–329
  • Marr, N. (1907) “Этимология имени Мхит̓ар и глагола mq̇iϑarel — утешать [The etymology of the name Mxitʿar and the verb mq̇iϑarel – to console]”, in Записки Восточного отделения Русского археологического общества[1] (in Russian), volume 19 (1906), pages 30–31