Old Georgian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Armenian հարկ (hark), from Iranian. Doublet of ხარკი (xarḳi).

Noun

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ჰარკ (harḳ)

  1. necessity

Usage notes

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Attested twice in the Vienna palimpsest in the fragments of Khanmeti version of the legend of St. Cyprianus.

References

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  • Gippert, Jost (2007) The Old Georgian Palimpsest Codex Vindobonensis georgicus 2 (Monumenta Palaeographica Medii Aevi: Series Ibero-Caucasica; 1), volume I, in cooperation with Zurab Sarjveladze and Lamara Kajaia, Turnhout: Brepols, →ISBN, pages 6-20, 6-28, I-23b
  • Gippert J., Schulze W., Aleksidze Z., Mahé J.-P., editors (2009), The Caucasian Albanian Palimpsests of Mount Sinai (Monumenta Palaeographica Medii Aevi: Series Ibero-Caucasica; 2), volume I, Turnhout: Brepols, →ISBN, page II-79