შინუმს

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Probably along with გაშინენ (gaşinen, to remember) from Proto-Georgian-Zan *qs₁-en- (to remind, to inform, communicate).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃinums/
  • Hyphenation: ში‧ნუმს

Verb

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შინუმს (şinums) (Latin spelling şinums)

  1. to respect
    მოთაქ პაპულიმუში აიგდეფს დო ჩქარ ვარშინუფს
    motak p̌ap̌ulimuşi aigdeps do çkar varşinups
    The grandson ridicules his grandfather and shows no respect

Further reading

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  • Klimov, G. A. (1998) “*qs₁-en-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, pages 341–342