დარი

Georgian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɑrɪ/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *dar- (time), whence also დრო (dro). Earlier, it was also used in the sense of "time". Cognate with Mingrelian ედორია (edoria) and Laz ჰემინდორას (hemindoras).

On the other hand, Ačaṙean derives from Armenian դար (dar, age, century).

Noun

დარი (dari) (plural დარები)

  1. weather
  2. good weather

References

  • Fähnrich, Heinz (2007), “*dar-”, in Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 124
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), դար”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press

Etymology 2

Adjective

დარი • (dari) (comparative უფრო დარი, superlative ყველაზე დარი)

  1. adequate, equal, alike
Synonyms

References

  • Arnold Čikobava et al., editors (1950–64), დარი”, in kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi
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