აკვანს

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Georgian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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აკვანს (aḳvans)

  1. dative singular of აკვანი (aḳvani)

Laz

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ა- (a-) +‎ კვან- (ǩvan-) +‎ -ს (-s). Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *ḳwed-.

Verb

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აკვანს (aǩvans) (Latin spelling aǩvans) (Chanapeti, Arkabi, KhopaBatumi, Chkhala)

  1. to ask, want, wish, beg for something from someone
    Synonym: უგორამს (ugorams)
    მუსთავაზ მუნთხა უკორემტასენ, პანდა სი გაკვანს
    mustavaz muntxa uǩoremťasen, p̌anda si gaǩvans
    Whatever Mustava needs, he always asks you
    ბაზიზ კიშიზ მთვირი აკვანდანათი ვარმექჩამს
    baziz ǩişiz mtviri aǩvandanati varmekçams
    Even if you ask some people for snow in winter, they won't give it to you (Some people don't want something that doesn't work for them to work for someone else) (proverb)

Usage notes

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  • This verb has 2 roots depending on aspect; კვან- (ǩvan-) (emperfective) and კვანდ- (ǩvand-) (perfective)

Further reading

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  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “ak’vans”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)