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    Cardinal : სუმ (sum)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *sam-.

Numeral

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სუმ (sum) (Latin spelling sum)

  1. three
    კოჩიქ სუმ თუთა რენ გოხვეწუნ დო არ ნდღაზ ვარნუშველი
    ǩoçik sum tuta ren goxveǯun do ar ndğaz varnuşveli
    He's been begging for three months and you haven't helped him one day

Usage notes

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  • The /n/ at the beginning of the triplet consonant group after სუმ (sum) disappears; სუმ დღა (sum dğa, three days) instead of *სუმ ნდღა (*sum ndğa, three days)