დიახ

Georgian

Alternative forms

Etymology

According to Shanidze, a univerbation of დია (dia) +‎ ღ(მერთო) (ɣ(merto)).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /diax/, [d̥iaχ]

Interjection

დიახ • (diax)

  1. yes

Synonyms

Descendants
  • → Armenian: դիախ (diax) — Tbilisi

References
  1. Šaniʒe, Aḳaḳi (1915) “Review of M. G. Ǯanašvili. Saingilo. М. Г. Джанашвили. Сайнгило”, in Записки Восточного отделения Русского археологического общества‎ (in Russian), volumes 22 (1913–1914), page 348a of 344–357
  2. Šaniʒe, Aḳaḳi (1980) Kartuli enis gramaṭiḳis sapuʒvlebi [Basics of Georgian Grammar] (Txzulebani tormeṭ ṭomad; 3) (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Tbilisi State University Press, pages 610–611

Further reading
  • Čubinov, David (1887) “დია, დიად, დიაღ, დიამც, დიაღამც”, in Грузинско-русский словарь [Georgian–Russian Dictionary]‎, Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, column 476
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