Georgian

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Etymology

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From *სვმა, from სვ (sv) +‎ -ამ (-am) +‎ -ა (-a) with სვ (sv) being the root. (a) disappeared from -ამ (-am) due to suffixation of -ა (-a). (v) disappeared due to presence of (m).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sma/
  • Hyphenation: სმა

Verbal noun

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სმა (sma)

  1. (heading, transitive) To drink, to imbibe, to make someone drink; to sit, to seat, to appoint; to ask, to question; to punctuate; to diagnose.
    1. verbal noun of სვამს (svams)
    2. verbal noun of ისმება (ismeba)
    3. verbal noun of ესმება (esmeba)
    4. verbal noun of ესმევა (esmeva)
    5. verbal noun of ასმევს (asmevs)
  2. (heading, transitive) To grease, to smear, to spread, to oil, to lubricate, to dab (apply a substance over the surface).
    1. verbal noun of ისვამს (isvams)
    2. verbal noun of უსვამს (usvams)
    3. verbal noun of ისმება (ismeba)
    4. verbal noun of ესმება (esmeba)
    5. verbal noun of უსვია (usvia)

Declension

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Derived terms

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See also

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