ხუფი

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Georgian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Armenian խուփ (xupʻ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ხუ‧ფი

Noun

ხუფი • (xupi) (plural ხუფები)

  1. lid, cover

Inflection

Declension of ხუფი (see Georgian declension)
singular plural archaic plural
nominative ხუფი (xupi) ხუფები (xupebi) ხუფნი (xupni)
ergative ხუფმა (xupma) ხუფებმა (xupebma) ხუფთ(ა) (xupt(a))
dative ხუფს(ა) (xups(a)) ხუფებს(ა) (xupebs(a)) ხუფთ(ა) (xupt(a))
genitive ხუფის(ა) (xupis(a)) ხუფების(ა) (xupebis(a)) ხუფთ(ა) (xupt(a))
instrumental ხუფით(ა) (xupit(a)) ხუფებით(ა) (xupebit(a))
adverbial ხუფად(ა) (xupad(a)) ხუფებად(ა) (xupebad(a))
vocative ხუფო (xupo) ხუფებო (xupebo) ხუფნო (xupno)
Notes: archaic plurals might not exist.
Postpositional inflection of ხუფი (see Georgian postpositions)
postpositions taking the dative case singular plural
-ზე (-ze, “on”) ხუფზე (xupze) ხუფებზე (xupebze)
-თან (-tan, “near”) ხუფთან (xuptan) ხუფებთან (xupebtan)
-ში (-ši, “in”) ხუფში (xupši) ხუფებში (xupebši)
-ვით (-vit, “like”) ხუფივით (xupivit) ხუფებივით (xupebivit)
postpositions taking the genitive case singular plural
-თვის (-tvis, “for”) ხუფისთვის (xupistvis) ხუფებისთვის (xupebistvis)
-ებრ (-ebr, “like”) ხუფისებრ (xupisebr) ხუფებისებრ (xupebisebr)
-კენ (-ḳen, “towards”) ხუფისკენ (xupisḳen) ხუფებისკენ (xupebisḳen)
-გან (-gan, “from/of”) ხუფისგან (xupisgan) ხუფებისგან (xupebisgan)
-ადმი (-admi, “in relation to”) ხუფისადმი (xupisadmi) ხუფებისადმი (xupebisadmi)
postpositions taking the instrumental case singular plural
-დან (-dan, “from/since”) ხუფიდან (xupidan) ხუფებიდან (xupebidan)
-ურთ (-urt, “together with”) ხუფითურთ (xupiturt) ხუფებითურთ (xupebiturt)
postpositions taking the adverbial case singular plural
-მდე (-mde, “up to”) ხუფამდე (xupamde) ხუფებამდე (xupebamde)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • →? Bats: ფხუვ (pxuv)
  • → Mingrelian: ხუფი (xupi)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1898) “Jaynabanutʻiwn (Lautlehre) vracʻerēn hayerēnicʻ pʻoxaṙeal baṙeri [The phonology of Georgian borrowings from Armenian]”, in Ararat‎ (in Armenian), volume 31, number 7, Vagharshapat: Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, page 315a
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1898) “Jaynabanutʻiwn (Lautlehre) vracʻerēn hayerēnicʻ pʻoxaṙeal baṙeri [The phonology of Georgian borrowings from Armenian]”, in Ararat‎ (in Armenian), volume 31, number 8, Vagharshapat: Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, page 367a
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “խուփն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 423b

Further reading

  • Šaniʒe, Aḳaḳi (1984) “ხუფი”, in Kartuli ḳiloebi mtaši [Georgian Mountain Dialects] (Txzulebani tormeṭ ṭomad; 1) (in Georgian), Tbilisi: University Press, page 472
  • Ḳelauraʒe, Levan (2016) “Damaṭebani kartvelur enata eṭimologiuri leksiḳonisatvis - III [Addenda to Etymological Dictionary of Kartvelian Languages - III]”, in Arnold čikobavas saxelobis enatmecnierebis insṭiṭuṭis samecniero sesia (in Georgian), number 75, Tbilisi, page 38 of 30–39, connects with Svan ჴუფ (qup) and reconstructs Proto-Kartvelian
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