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Georgian
Etymology
From Old Georgian აღ- (aɣ-).
Pronunciation
Preverb
ა- • (a-)
- Indicates movement from low to high/down to up
- Derives perfective verbs from imperfective ones
- Makes the future tense from the present
Derived terms
References
- Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ა-”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
Laz
Prefix
ა- • (a-) (Latin spelling a-)
- forms indirect transitive verbs expressing « action taken by targeting determined other person(s) »
- ა- (a-) + ბგარ- (bgar-, “to cry”) → აბგარს (abgars, “he cries by targeting a determined person”)
- potential mood marker
- ა- (a-) + ჭკომ- (ç̌ǩom-, “to eat”) → აჭკომენ (aç̌ǩomen, “he can eat or he eats involuntarily”)
- Function unknown・can not be replaced
- ა- (a-) + გ- (g-, “to encounter”) → ნაგენ (nagen, “he encounters somebody unexpectedly”)