აბა

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Georgian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Georgian აბა (aba), ჰაბა (haba), which is borrowed from or otherwise related to Old Armenian հապա (hapa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aba/
  • Hyphenation: აბა

Interjection

აბა • (aba)

  1. so, well, now, right; Used for attention, threat, amazement and question
    აბა, სად მივდივართ?
    aba, sad mivdivart?
    So, where are we going?
    აბა, წადი სახლშვი ახლავე
    aba, c̣adi saxlšvi axlave
    go home right now!
    აბა, ეს ვის გაუგია?
    aba, es vis gaugia?
    Right, who's even heard about this?
  2. mhm, exactly; Used for agreements
    აბა, აბა, ეგ თქვი შენ.
    aba, aba, eg tkvi šen.
    Mhm, exactly, (you can) say that again.

Descendants

  • → Armenian: ապա (apa), աբա (aba)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “հապ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 44a
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