Georgian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Georgian განძი (ganʒi), borrowed from Old Armenian գանձ (ganj, treasure), itself an Iranian borrowing. That it passed through Armenian is implied by its /d͡z/.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡand͡zi/, [ɡ̊and͡zi]
  • Hyphenation: გან‧ძი

Noun edit

განძი (ganʒi) (usually uncountable, plural განძები)

  1. treasure (mostly buried)

Inflection edit

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Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “განძი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 77
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “գանձ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press

Mingrelian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Georgian განძი (ganʒi) or directly from Old Armenian գանձ (ganj, treasure). See the Georgian entry for more.

Noun edit

განძი (ganʒi)

  1. treasure

References edit

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “գանձ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Kipšidze, Iosif (1914) “განძი”, in Грамматика мингрельского (иверского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Mingrelian (Iverian) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 7)‎[2] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press