ნუგეში

Georgian

Etymology

From the prohibitive ნუ გეშინის (nu gešinis, do not fear!). For a possible parallel see Old Armenian մխիթար (mxitʿar).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nuɡɛʃi/

Noun

ნუგეში (nugeši) (plural ნუგეშები)

  1. solace
  2. A person or thing that is a source of hope

Declension

Derived terms

  • ნუგეშის მიცემა (nugešis micema)
  • ნუგეში ეძლევა (nugeši eʒleva)

References

  • Marr N. Ja. (1906), “Etimologija imeni Mxit̓ar i glagola mq̇iϑarel — utěšatʹ”, in Zapiski Vostočnovo otdelenija Imperatorskovo Russkovo arxeologičeskovo obščestva, volume 17, pages 30–31
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), մխիթար”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume III, 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, pages 328–329
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