ჯამი

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Georgian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Arabic جَمْع (jamʕ).

Noun

ჯამი • (ǯami) (plural ჯამები)

  1. sum

See also

Etymology 2

From Persian جام (jâm, “cup”).

Noun

ჯამი • (ǯami) (plural ჯამები)

  1. bowl

Laz

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جام (cam), Derived from Persian جام (jâm).

Noun

ჯამი • (cami) (Latin spelling cami)

  1. glass
    აკოშქაზ ჯამი გედგუმს.
    aǩoşkaz cami gedgums.
    He puts glass in the window frame.

Declension

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Declension of ჯამი (cami) (see Laz declension)
singular plural
absolutive ჯამი (cami) ჯამეფე (camepe)
ergative ჯამიქ (camik) ჯამეფექ (camepek)
dative ჯამის (camis) ჯამეფეს (camepes)
genitive ჯამიშ(ი) (camiş(i)) ჯამეფეშ(ი) (camepeş(i))
directive ჯამიშე (camişe) ჯამეფეშე (camepeşe)
ablative ჯამიშენ (camişen) ჯამეფეშენ (camepeşen)
locative ჯამის (camis) ჯამეფეს (camepes)
instrumental ჯამითენ (camiten) ჯამეფეთენ (camepeten)
Notes: dialects may differ on declension.

Further reading

  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “cami”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎ (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ჯამი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎, online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi
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