წამი

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Georgian

Etymology

From Middle Georgian წამი (c̣ami), from Old Georgian წამი (c̣ami, minute; moment); see there for more. For the meaning shift, compare Old Armenian վայրկեան (vayrkean, minute) and Eastern Armenian վայրկյան (vayrkyan).

The original meaning is partially retained in the Mingrelian cognate წუმი (c̣umi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sʼami/
  • Hyphenation: წა‧მი

Noun

წამი (c̣ami) (plural წამები)

  1. second (one-sixtieth of a minute)
  2. instant, blink
  3. (Middle Georgian) minute (one-sixtieth of an hour)

Inflection

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Descendants

  • Mingrelian: წამი (c̣ami)

Further reading

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “წამი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎ (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 531
  • Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “წამი”, 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 443

Mingrelian

Etymology

Borrowed from Georgian წამი (c̣ami). Doublet of წუმი (c̣umi).

Noun

წამი (c̣ami)

  1. moment, second, instant, blink

References

  • Kipšidze, Iosif (1914) “წამი”, in Грамматика мингрельского (иверского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Mingrelian (Iverian) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 7)‎ (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 377b

Old Georgian

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *c̣am-.

Noun

წამი (c̣ami)

  1. minute (one-sixtieth of an hour)
  2. moment
  3. eyelash

Related terms

Descendants

Further reading

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “წამი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎ (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 531