არ

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Georgian

Pronunciation

Particle

არ • (ar)

  1. not, no
    ველოდებოდი, მაგრამ ავტობუსი არ მოვიდა.
    velodebodi, magram avṭobusi ar movida.
    I was waiting, but the bus didn't come.
    არ წახვიდე. ― ar c̣axvide. ― Don't go.

Usage notes

  • The particle არ (ar) indicates simple negation, in contrast to ვერ (ver), which conveys the idea of inability.
  • The particles არა (ara) and არ (ar) are used interchangebly.
  • The adverb არა (ara) is a negating adverb, and is used in answers when answering questions.

Derived terms

See also

Laz

Laz cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : არ (ar)

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *ert-. See Georgian ერთი (erti) for more.

Numeral

არ • (ar) (Latin spelling ar)

  1. one
    1. as a number
      თერზის არ დოლოქუნუ ქოდოვანდვი.
      terzis ar dolokunu kodovandvi.
      I ordered a dress from the tailor.
    2. when used as a predicate; same
      ათმაჯა ნაიჭოფენ მოსა დო კინჩი ნაიჭოფენ მოსა არ ვაივენ. კინჩიში მოსა დაჰა მჭიფე თოლონი ივენ.
      atmaca naiç̌open mosa do ǩinçi naiç̌open mosa ar vaiven. ǩinçişi mosa daha mç̌ipe toloni iven.
      A net that catches a hawk is not the same as a net that catches a bird. The net that catches a bird has a finer mesh.

Adverb

არ • (ar) (Latin spelling ar)

  1. one time, once
    ა ბიგზალათ დო მუთუ იჲასენ იჲაზ
    a bigzalat do mutu iyasen iyaz
    Let's just go, no matter what.

Further reading

  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “ar/ a/ ari”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎ (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “არ”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎, online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi
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