ყრუ

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Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian ყრუ (q̇ru, deaf), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *q̇ur-u- (deaf), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *q̇ur- (ear).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ყრუ

Noun

ყრუ (q̇ru) (plural ყრუები)

  1. deaf person
  2. Used to address a person who does not respond to someone

Inflection

Declension of ყრუ (see Georgian declension)
singular plural archaic plural
nominative ყრუ (q̇ru) ყრუები (q̇ruebi) ყრუნი (q̇runi)
ergative ყრუმ (q̇rum) ყრუებმა (q̇ruebma) ყრუთ(ა) (q̇rut(a))
dative ყრუს(ა) (q̇rus(a)) ყრუებს(ა) (q̇ruebs(a)) ყრუთ(ა) (q̇rut(a))
genitive ყრუს(ა) (q̇rus(a)) ყრუების(ა) (q̇ruebis(a)) ყრუთ(ა) (q̇rut(a))
instrumental ყრუთ(ა) (q̇rut(a)) ყრუებით(ა) (q̇ruebit(a))
adverbial ყრუდ(ა) (q̇rud(a)) ყრუებად(ა) (q̇ruebad(a))
vocative ყრუვ (q̇ruv) ყრუებო (q̇ruebo) ყრუნო (q̇runo)
Notes: archaic plurals might not exist.
Postpositional inflection of ყრუ (see Georgian postpositions)
postpositions taking the dative case singular plural
-ზე (-ze, on) ყრუზე (q̇ruze) ყრუებზე (q̇ruebze)
-თან (-tan, near) ყრუსთან (q̇rustan) ყრუებთან (q̇ruebtan)
-ში (-ši, in) ყრუში (q̇ruši) ყრუებში (q̇ruebši)
-ვით (-vit, like) ყრუსავით (q̇rusavit) ყრუებივით (q̇ruebivit)
postpositions taking the genitive case singular plural
-თვის (-tvis, for) ყრუსთვის (q̇rustvis) ყრუებისთვის (q̇ruebistvis)
-ებრ (-ebr, like) ყრუსებრ (q̇rusebr) ყრუებისებრ (q̇ruebisebr)
-კენ (-ḳen, towards) ყრუსკენ (q̇rusḳen) ყრუებისკენ (q̇ruebisḳen)
-გან (-gan, from/of) ყრუსგან (q̇rusgan) ყრუებისგან (q̇ruebisgan)
-ადმი (-admi, in relation to) ყრუსადმი (q̇rusadmi) ყრუებისადმი (q̇ruebisadmi)
postpositions taking the instrumental case singular plural
-დან (-dan, from/since) ყრუდან (q̇rudan) ყრუებიდან (q̇ruebidan)
-ურთ (-urt, together with) ყრუთურთ (q̇ruturt) ყრუებითურთ (q̇ruebiturt)
postpositions taking the adverbial case singular plural
-მდე (-mde, up to) ყრუმდე (q̇rumde) ყრუებამდე (q̇ruebamde)

Adjective

ყრუ (q̇ru) (comparative უფრო ყრუ, superlative ყველაზე ყრუ)

  1. deaf
  2. (figuratively, of village, country etc.) unpopulated
  3. (figuratively, of village, country etc.) retarded
  4. (figuratively, of voice) deep, obscure

Synonyms

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Derived terms

References

  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ყრუ”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press

Old Georgian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *q̇ur-u- (deaf), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *q̇ur- (ear).

Noun

ყრუ (q̇ru)

  1. a deaf person

Descendants

References

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ყრუ”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎ (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 468b