ნეხვი
Georgian edit
Etymology edit
Ačaṙyan derives from Old Armenian նեխ (nex, “rottenness; rotten”),[1] but according to Vogt the borrowing is in the opposite direction.[2]
Possibly a Proto-Georgian-Zan *nexw- is reconstructible, with Old Georgian სა-ნეხუ-ე-ჲ (sa-nexu-e-y, “garbage, garbage heap”), Mingrelian სა-ნახვ-ერ-ო (sa-naxv-er-o, “dung heap”) as cognates.[3]
Note also Chechen нех (nex), Ingush нувх (nuvx, “garbage”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ნეხვი • (nexvi) (uncountable)
Inflection edit
Declension of ნეხვი (see Georgian declension)
| singular | plural | archaic plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ნეხვი (nexvi) | ||
| ergative | ნეხვმა (nexvma) | ||
| dative | ნეხვს(ა) (nexvs(a)) | ||
| genitive | ნეხვის(ა) (nexvis(a)) | ||
| instrumental | ნეხვით(ა) (nexvit(a)) | ||
| adverbial | ნეხვად(ა) (nexvad(a)) | ||
| vocative | ნეხვო (nexvo) | ||
| Notes: archaic plurals might not exist. | |||
Postpositional inflection of ნეხვი (see Georgian postpositions)
| postpositions taking a dative case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| -ზე (on - ) | ნეხვზე (nexvze) | |
| -თან (near - ) | ნეხვთან (nexvtan) | |
| -ში (in - ) | ნეხვში (nexvši) | |
| -ვით (like a - ) | ნეხვივით (nexvivit) | |
| postpositions taking a genitive case | singular | plural |
| -თვის (for - ) | ნეხვისთვის (nexvistvis) | |
| -ებრ (like a - ) | ნეხვისებრ (nexvisebr) | |
| -კენ (towards - ) | ნეხვისკენ (nexvisḳen) | |
| -გან (from/of - ) | ნეხვისგან (nexvisgan) | |
| postpositions taking an instrumental case | singular | plural |
| -დან (from / since - ) | ნეხვიდან (nexvidan) | |
| -ურთ (together with - ) | ნეხვითურთ (nexviturt) | |
| postpositions taking an adverbial case | singular | plural |
| -მდე (up to - ) | ნეხვამდე (nexvamde) |
Synonyms edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “ნეხვი”, 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 438–439
- ^ Vogt, Hans (1938) “Arménien et Caucasique du Sud”, in Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap (in French), volume 9, Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), page 333 of 321–338
- ^ Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 319