ძილი
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Georgian
Etymology
From Old Georgian ძილი (ʒili), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *ʒ₁il-. Cognate with Mingrelian ჯირა (ǯira, “sleeping”) and Laz ნჯირი (nciri, “sleep”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ძილი • (ʒili) (uncountable)
Inflection
Declension of ძილი (see Georgian declension)
| singular | plural | archaic plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ძილი (ʒili) | ||
| ergative | ძილმა (ʒilma) | ||
| dative | ძილს(ა) (ʒils(a)) | ||
| genitive | ძილის(ა) (ʒilis(a)) | ||
| instrumental | ძილით(ა) (ʒilit(a)) | ||
| adverbial | ძილად(ა) (ʒilad(a)) | ||
| vocative | ძილო (ʒilo) | ||
| Notes: archaic plurals might not exist. | |||
Postpositional inflection of ძილი (see Georgian postpositions)
| postpositions taking a dative case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| -ზე (on - ) | ძილზე (ʒilze) | |
| -თან (near - ) | ძილთან (ʒiltan) | |
| -ში (in - ) | ძილში (ʒilši) | |
| -ვით (like a - ) | ძილივით (ʒilivit) | |
| postpositions taking a genitive case | singular | plural |
| -თვის (for - ) | ძილისთვის (ʒilistvis) | |
| -ებრ (like a - ) | ძილისებრ (ʒilisebr) | |
| -კენ (towards - ) | ძილისკენ (ʒilisḳen) | |
| -გან (from/of - ) | ძილისგან (ʒilisgan) | |
| postpositions taking an instrumental case | singular | plural |
| -დან (from / since - ) | ძილიდან (ʒilidan) | |
| -ურთ (together with - ) | ძილითურთ (ʒiliturt) | |
| postpositions taking an adverbial case | singular | plural |
| -მდე (up to - ) | ძილამდე (ʒilamde) |
Derived terms
- ძილი ნებისა (ʒili nebisa)
Related terms
- დაძინება (daʒineba)
References
- Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 287
Old Georgian
Etymology
From Proto-Georgian-Zan *ʒ₁il-.
Noun
ძილი • (ʒili)
Descendants
- Georgian: ძილი (ʒili)