მეხი
Georgian
Etymology
From Old Georgian, attested as მეხის-ტეხაჲ (mexis-ṭexay, “lightning strike”), ultimately from Proto-Kartvelian *mex-. Cognate with Svan მჷხ (məx, “bad weather”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mexi/, [meχi]
- Hyphenation: მე‧ხი
Inflection
Declension of მეხი (see Georgian declension)
| singular | plural | archaic plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | მეხი (mexi) | ||
| ergative | მეხმა (mexma) | ||
| dative | მეხს(ა) (mexs(a)) | ||
| genitive | მეხის(ა) (mexis(a)) | ||
| instrumental | მეხით(ა) (mexit(a)) | ||
| adverbial | მეხად(ა) (mexad(a)) | ||
| vocative | მეხო (mexo) | ||
| Notes: archaic plurals might not exist. | |||
Postpositional inflection of მეხი (see Georgian postpositions)
| postpositions taking a dative case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| -ზე (on - ) | მეხზე (mexze) | |
| -თან (near - ) | მეხთან (mextan) | |
| -ში (in - ) | მეხში (mexši) | |
| -ვით (like a - ) | მეხივით (mexivit) | |
| postpositions taking a genitive case | singular | plural |
| -თვის (for - ) | მეხისთვის (mexistvis) | |
| -ებრ (like a - ) | მეხისებრ (mexisebr) | |
| -კენ (towards - ) | მეხისკენ (mexisḳen) | |
| -გან (from/of - ) | მეხისგან (mexisgan) | |
| postpositions taking an instrumental case | singular | plural |
| -დან (from / since - ) | მეხიდან (mexidan) | |
| -ურთ (together with - ) | მეხითურთ (mexiturt) | |
| postpositions taking an adverbial case | singular | plural |
| -მდე (up to - ) | მეხამდე (mexamde) |
Synonyms
- გრგვინვა (grgvinva)
Derived terms
- მეხი გაგარდება (mexi gagardeba)
- მეხი დაეცემა (mexi daecema)
- მეხს დასცემს (mexs dascems)
- მეხი დაატყდება (mexi daaṭq̇deba)
Descendants
- → Bats: მეხ (mex)
References
- Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003) Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, pages 162–163
- Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 289
Further reading
- Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “მეხის-ტეხა”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 237a
- Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “მეხი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
- Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “მეხი”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [Collection of Georgian words, that is a dictionary], Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, published 1949, page 206b
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