ბრძენი

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Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian ბრძენი (brʒeni).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brd͡zeni/,
  • Hyphenation: ბრძე‧ნი

Adjective

ბრძენი (brʒeni) (comparative უფრო ბრძენი, superlative ყველაზე ბრძენი)

  1. sapient, wise, sage

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Bats: ბრძე (brʒen)
  • Svan: ბრძენ (brʒen)

Further reading

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ბრძენი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎ (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 36a
  • Androniḳašvili, Mzia (1966) Narḳvevebi iranul-kartuli enobrivi urtiertobidan I [Studies in Iranian–Georgian Linguistic Contacts I] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Tbilisi University Press, pages 295–296, proposes a difficult borrowing from Middle Persian (plcʾnk' /⁠frazānag⁠/, wise, intelligent)