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Georgian
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Georgian-Zan *q̇ua- (“handle of an axe”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ყუა • (q̇ua) (plural ყუები)
- crust, heel; a hard, thick outer layer (of a bread, mchadi, cheese, etc.)
- spine (of a book, notebook, etc.)
- blunt side (of a knife, sword, etc.)
- counterfoil, stub (of a check)
Inflection
| Postpositional inflection of ყუა (see Georgian postpositions)
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| postpositions taking a dative case
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singular
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plural
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| -ზე (-ze, “on”)
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ყუაზე (q̇uaze)
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ყუებზე (q̇uebze)
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| -თან (-tan, “near”)
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ყუასთან (q̇uastan)
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ყუებთან (q̇uebtan)
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| -ში (-ši, “in”)
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ყუაში (q̇uaši)
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ყუებში (q̇uebši)
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| -ვით (-vit, “like”)
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ყუასავით (q̇uasavit)
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ყუებივით (q̇uebivit)
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| postpositions taking a genitive case
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singular
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plural
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| -თვის (-tvis, “for”)
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ყუისთვის (q̇uistvis)
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ყუებისთვის (q̇uebistvis)
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| -ებრ (-ebr, “like”)
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ყუისებრ (q̇uisebr)
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ყუებისებრ (q̇uebisebr)
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| -კენ (-ḳen, “towards”)
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ყუისკენ (q̇uisḳen)
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ყუებისკენ (q̇uebisḳen)
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| -გან (-gan, “from/of”)
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ყუისგან (q̇uisgan)
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ყუებისგან (q̇uebisgan)
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| postpositions taking an instrumental case
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singular
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plural
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| -დან (-dan, “from/since”)
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ყუიდან (q̇uidan)
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ყუებიდან (q̇uebidan)
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| -ურთ (-urt, “together with”)
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ყუითურთ (q̇uiturt)
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ყუებითურთ (q̇uebiturt)
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| postpositions taking an adverbial case
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singular
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plural
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| -მდე (-mde, “up to”)
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ყუამდე (q̇uamde)
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ყუებამდე (q̇uebamde)
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Descendants
- →? Svan: ყუუ̂ა (q̇uûa, “handle”)