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Georgian
Etymology
From Old Georgian ღჳვი (ɣwivi), from Proto-Kartvelian *ɣwiw-, see the latter for more.
Pronunciation
Noun
ღვია • (ɣvia) (plural ღვიები)
- juniper tree
Inflection
Postpositional inflection of ღვია (see Georgian postpositions)
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postpositions taking the dative case
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singular
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plural
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-ზე (-ze, “on”)
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ღვიაზე (ɣviaze)
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ღვიებზე (ɣviebze)
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-თან (-tan, “near”)
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ღვიასთან (ɣviastan)
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ღვიებთან (ɣviebtan)
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-ში (-ši, “in”)
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ღვიაში (ɣviaši)
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ღვიებში (ɣviebši)
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-ვით (-vit, “like”)
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ღვიასავით (ɣviasavit)
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ღვიებივით (ɣviebivit)
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postpositions taking the genitive case
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singular
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plural
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-თვის (-tvis, “for”)
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ღვიისთვის (ɣviistvis)
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ღვიებისთვის (ɣviebistvis)
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-ებრ (-ebr, “like”)
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ღვიისებრ (ɣviisebr)
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ღვიებისებრ (ɣviebisebr)
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-კენ (-ḳen, “towards”)
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ღვიისკენ (ɣviisḳen)
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ღვიებისკენ (ɣviebisḳen)
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-გან (-gan, “from/of”)
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ღვიისგან (ɣviisgan)
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ღვიებისგან (ɣviebisgan)
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-ადმი (-admi, “in relation to”)
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ღვიისადმი (ɣviisadmi)
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ღვიებისადმი (ɣviebisadmi)
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postpositions taking the instrumental case
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singular
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plural
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-დან (-dan, “from/since”)
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ღვიიდან (ɣviidan)
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ღვიებიდან (ɣviebidan)
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-ურთ (-urt, “together with”)
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ღვიითურთ (ɣviiturt)
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ღვიებითურთ (ɣviebiturt)
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postpositions taking the adverbial case
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singular
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plural
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-მდე (-mde, “up to”)
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ღვიამდე (ɣviamde)
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ღვიებამდე (ɣviebamde)
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Descendants
Further reading
- Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ღვია”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
- Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “ღვია”, 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 380a
- Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “ღვია”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo