შაფირი

Old Georgian

Etymology

From Semitic; compare Hebrew סַפִּיר (sappîr), Old Armenian շափիղայ (šapʻiłay). Doublet of საფირონი (sapironi).

Noun

შაფირი • (šapiri)

  1. sapphire

Further reading
  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “შაფირი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎ (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 471
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