გამარჯობათ

Georgian

Etymology

გამარჯობა (gamarǯoba) +‎ -თ (-t, a mimicking of the plural marker in verbs)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡamard͡ʒobatʰ/, [ɡ̊amaɾd͡ʒobatʰ]
Hyphenation: გა‧მარ‧ჯო‧ბათ

Interjection

გამარჯობათ • (gamarǯobat)

(informal, polite) hello

Usage notes

This usage is considered ungrammatical by some scholars, although the most recent orthographic sources indicate the growing acceptance of the form.^[1]

Related terms

ბოდიშით (bodišit)
კარგით (ḳargit)

References

^ თამარა ღამბაშიძე (2020 November 11) “They claim on Facebook that "გამარჯობა" is correct, and it turns out that we have been living in a lie”, in On.ge (in Georgian)

[1] თამარა ღამბაშიძე (2020 November 11) “They claim on Facebook that "გამარჯობა" is correct, and it turns out that we have been living in a lie”, in On.ge (in Georgian)

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