ბერი

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Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian ბერი (beri), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *ber-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beri/,
  • Hyphenation: ბე‧რი

Noun

ბერი (beri) (plural ბერები)

  1. monk

Inflection

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Derived terms

Further reading

  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ბერი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
  • Androniḳašvili, Mzia (1966) Narḳvevebi iranul-kartuli enobrivi urtiertobidan I [Studies in Iranian–Georgian Linguistic Contacts I] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Tbilisi University Press, pages 291–293, despite Androniḳašvili and Marr, the word has nothing to do with Middle Persian (pyl /⁠pīr⁠/, old, aged, ancient)

Old Georgian

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *ber-.

Noun

ბერი (beri)

  1. monk

Descendants

  • Georgian: ბერი (beri)
  • Mingrelian: ბერი (beri)
  • Svan: ბერ (ber)

Further reading

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ბერი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎ (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 31a