მარა

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Georgian

Etymology

Akin to Mingrelian მორო (moro), Laz მორო (moro), Svan მარ (mar). Similarity with Georgian მაგრამ (magram) is seemingly accidental.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mara/,
  • Hyphenation: მა‧რა

Conjunction

მარა • (mara)

  1. (Adjara, Guria, Imereti) but

Descendants

See also

References

  • Čuxua, Merab (2009) “Damaṭebiti masalebi saertokartveluri puʒe-enis leksiḳuri pondisatvis [The Additional Materials for the Commonkartvelian Proto-language Lexical Fund]”, in Kartvelur enata sṭrukṭuris saḳitxebi (in Georgian), number 10, Tbilisi: Universali, page 228 of 227–250

Further reading

  • Ɣlonṭi, Aleksandre (1974) “მარა”, in Kartul ḳilo-tkmata siṭq̇vis ḳona [Dictionary of dialectal Georgian words]‎ (in Georgian), volume I, Tbilisi: Academy Press, page 343b
  • Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “მარა”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [Collection of Georgian words, that is a dictionary]‎, Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, published 1949, page 192a

Laz

Conjunction

მარა • (mara) (Latin spelling mara)

  1. Alternative form of მანა (mana)

Mingrelian

Etymology 1

Compare Georgian მარა (mara).

Conjunction

მარა • (mara)

  1. but
    Synonym: მორო (moro)

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Noun

მარა • (mara) (uncountable)

  1. week

See also

Etymology 3

Noun

მარა • (mara)

  1. plains next to a river

Further reading

  • Kajaia, Otar (2005) “მარა¹, მარა²”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 803
  • Kipšidze, Iosif (1914) “მარა”, in Грамматика мингрельского (иверского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Mingrelian (Iverian) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 7)‎ (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, pages 276a–277b
  • Kobalia, Alio (2010) “მარა”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7)‎, online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN
  • Pipia, Daniel (2008) “მარა”, in Tamaz Pipia, Givi Boǯgua, editors, Megruli saleksiḳono masalebi [Megrelian dictionary materials] (Ḳolxuri seria; 3)‎, online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN
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