ჯაჯა

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Georgian

Etymology

From Mingrelian *ჯაჯა (*ǯaǯa). Doublet of ძერა (ʒera).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ჯა‧ჯა

Noun

ჯაჯა • (ǯaǯa) (plural ჯაჯები)

  1. (Guria) kite
    Synonym: ძერა (ʒera)

Inflection

Declension of ჯაჯა (see Georgian declension)
singular plural archaic plural
nominative ჯაჯა (ǯaǯa) ჯაჯები (ǯaǯebi) ჯაჯანი (ǯaǯani)
ergative ჯაჯამ (ǯaǯam) ჯაჯებმა (ǯaǯebma) ჯაჯათ(ა) (ǯaǯat(a))
dative ჯაჯას(ა) (ǯaǯas(a)) ჯაჯებს(ა) (ǯaǯebs(a)) ჯაჯათ(ა) (ǯaǯat(a))
genitive ჯაჯის(ა) (ǯaǯis(a)) ჯაჯების(ა) (ǯaǯebis(a)) ჯაჯათ(ა) (ǯaǯat(a))
instrumental ჯაჯით(ა) (ǯaǯit(a)) ჯაჯებით(ა) (ǯaǯebit(a))
adverbial ჯაჯად(ა) (ǯaǯad(a)) ჯაჯებად(ა) (ǯaǯebad(a))
vocative ჯაჯავ (ǯaǯav) ჯაჯებო (ǯaǯebo) ჯაჯანო (ǯaǯano)
Notes: archaic plurals might not exist.
Postpositional inflection of ჯაჯა (see Georgian postpositions)
postpositions taking a dative case singular plural
-ზე (-ze, “on”) ჯაჯაზე (ǯaǯaze) ჯაჯებზე (ǯaǯebze)
-თან (-tan, “near”) ჯაჯასთან (ǯaǯastan) ჯაჯებთან (ǯaǯebtan)
-ში (-ši, “in”) ჯაჯაში (ǯaǯaši) ჯაჯებში (ǯaǯebši)
-ვით (-vit, “like”) ჯაჯასავით (ǯaǯasavit) ჯაჯებივით (ǯaǯebivit)
postpositions taking a genitive case singular plural
-თვის (-tvis, “for”) ჯაჯისთვის (ǯaǯistvis) ჯაჯებისთვის (ǯaǯebistvis)
-ებრ (-ebr, “like”) ჯაჯისებრ (ǯaǯisebr) ჯაჯებისებრ (ǯaǯebisebr)
-კენ (-ḳen, “towards”) ჯაჯისკენ (ǯaǯisḳen) ჯაჯებისკენ (ǯaǯebisḳen)
-გან (-gan, “from/of”) ჯაჯისგან (ǯaǯisgan) ჯაჯებისგან (ǯaǯebisgan)
postpositions taking an instrumental case singular plural
-დან (-dan, “from/since”) ჯაჯიდან (ǯaǯidan) ჯაჯებიდან (ǯaǯebidan)
-ურთ (-urt, “together with”) ჯაჯითურთ (ǯaǯiturt) ჯაჯებითურთ (ǯaǯebiturt)
postpositions taking an adverbial case singular plural
-მდე (-mde, “up to”) ჯაჯამდე (ǯaǯamde) ჯაჯებამდე (ǯaǯebamde)

Further reading

  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ჯაჯა”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
  • Ɣlonṭi, Aleksandre (1975) “ჯაჯა”, in Kartul ḳilo-tkmata siṭq̇vis ḳona [Dictionary of dialectal Georgian words]‎ (in Georgian), volume II, Tbilisi: Academy Press, page 397a
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