დობაძგამს

Laz

Alternative forms

• დობაზგამს (dobazgams) — Atina
• დობაზგაჲ (dobazgay), დვობაზგაჲ (dvobazgay) — Vizha, Artasheni
• დობაძგაფს (dobażgaps) — Khopa
• დვობაძგაფს (dvobażgaps) — Chkhala

Etymology

From დო- (do-) +‎ ბაძგ- (bażg-, “to press”) +‎ -ამ (-am) +‎ -ს (-s). Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *beʒg- (“to push, shove”).

Verb

დობაძგამს • (dobażgams) (Latin spelling dobażgams) (Vitse–Arkabi)

1. to step (on the ground)

Further reading

• Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “dobazgams/ dobazgay/ dobaz*gams/ dobaz*gaps”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎^[1] (in Turkish)
• Tandilava, Ali (2013) “დობაძგუ”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎^[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi