ყირმიზი

Georgian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قرمزی (kırmızı), via Persian قِرْمِز, and Arabic قِرْمِز (qirmiz). This doubly-reborrowed word derives from Persian *کرمست (*kermest) via Proto-Indo-Iranian *kŕ̥miš and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷŕ̥mis (“worm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qʼirmizi/, [χʼiɾmizi]
• Hyphenation: ყირ‧მი‧ზი

Adjective

Adjectival declension of ყირმიზი

Case	adjective
nominative, genitive, instrumental	ყირმიზი (q̇irmizi)
ergative	ყირმიზმა (q̇irmizma)
dative, adverbial	ყირმიზ (q̇irmiz)
vocative	ყირმიზო (q̇irmizo)

ყირმიზი • (q̇irmizi) (comparative უფრო ყირმიზი, superlative ყველაზე ყირმიზი)

1. red

Usage notes

Usually used in some dialects, such as mostly Adjarian.

Synonyms

• წითელი (c̣iteli)