гери

Kumyk

Etymology

From Common Turkic *kerü (“back”).

Adverb

гери • (geri)

1. back, backward

Further reading

• Бамматов Б.Г., editor (2013), “гери”, in Кумыкско-русский словарь [Kumyk–Russian dictionary], Makhachkala: ИЯЛИ ДНЦ РАН

Udi

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Etymology

From Old Armenian գերի (geri).

Noun

гери • (geri)

1. captive

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “գերի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 544b