მეგობარი

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Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian მეგობარი (megobari). See there for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meɡobari/,
  • Hyphenation: მე‧გო‧ბა‧რი

Noun

მეგობარი (megobari) (plural მეგობრები)

  1. friend
  2. friend (an object or idea that can be used for good.)

Inflection

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See also

Old Georgian

Etymology

There are two theories of the origin of this word.

The first one suggests that it comes from word შეგუება (shegueba) which means "to adapt"/"to get along with"/"to get used to" ("გუებ" ("gueb") - მე-გუებ-არი (me-gueb-ari) - მეგობარი (megobari).

According to the second theory, it is thought to derive from გობი (gobi, bowl), via the sense of 'one with whom a bowl (of food) is shared'.

Noun

მეგობარი (megobari)

  1. friend, relative, comrade
    Synonym: მოყუარჱ (moq̇uarē)

References

  • Mühlfried, Florian. 2019. Mistrust: A global perspective. Cham: Palgrave McMillan. Page 38.

Further reading

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “მეგობარი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎ (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 228