ბღამს

Laz

Alternative forms

• ბღაჲ (bğay) — Vizha, Artasheni
• ბღიმს (bğims), ბღიფს (bğips) — Khopa, Chkhala, only for the sense to shave

Etymology

From ბღ- (bğ-) +‎ -ამ (-am) +‎ -ს (-s). From zero grade of Proto-Georgian-Zan *beɣ- : bɣ- (“to be enough, suffice”) with contamination from *reɣw- : rɣw- (“to pour”).

Verb

ბღამს • (bğams) (Latin spelling bğams) (Atina, Vitse–Arkabi)

1. (only imperfective) cutting tool to be sharp

   Synonym: ცხოტუჲ (ʒxoťuy)

2. to shear, to clip

   Synonym: ღვანჭუფს (ğvanç̌ups)

3. to cut off plants, hair, etc., to shave

   შკიმი სირაჶი ჯემპირერი ონ. ფიმბილი ვაბღამს.

   şǩimi sirafi cemp̌ireri on. pimbili vabğams.

   My razor is dull. I cannot shave the beard.

Derived terms

• ობღე (obğe)
• ბღაფა (bğapa)
• ჯებღუნ (cebğun)
• უბღამს (ubğams)
• იბღინენ (ibğinen)
• ამობღამს (amobğams)
• ობღაფამს (obğapams)

 

Further reading

• Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “bğams[1]/ bğay[1]”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎^[1] (in Turkish)
• Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “bğams[2]/ bğay[2]”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎^[2] (in Turkish)