ბევრი

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian ბევრი (bevri).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [b̥evɾi]
• Hyphenation: ბევ‧რი

Adjective

Adjectival declension of ბევრი

Case	adjective
nominative, genitive, instrumental	ბევრი (bevri)
ergative	ბევრმა (bevrma)
dative, adverbial	ბევრ (bevr)
vocative	ბევრო (bevro)

ბევრი • (bevri) (comparative უფრო ბევრი, superlative ყველაზე ბევრი)

1. many, much

Antonyms

• ცოტა (coṭa)

Derived terms

• ბევრ-ბევრი (bevr-bevri)

See also

• ზღვა (zɣva)
• მრავალი (mravali)

Old Georgian

Etymology

According to Ačaṙyan, from Old Armenian բեւր (bewr). But according to Abaev, a borrowing from Alanic should not be excluded (note Digor Ossetian беурӕ (bewræ)). In any case, ultimately from Iranian; see Proto-Iranian *baywā́.

Adjective

ბევრი • (bevri)

1. many, much

Numeral

ბევრი • (bevri)

1. ten thousand

See also

• ბევრს (bevrs)
• ბევრად (bevrad)
• ბევრით (bevrit)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “բիւր”, 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 453ab
• Abajev, V. I. (1958) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 262
• Čubinov, David (1887) “ბევრი”, in Грузинско-русский словарь [Georgian–Russian Dictionary]‎^[1], Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, column 103a
• Čubinašvili, Niḳo (1812–1825) “ბევრი”, in Kartuli leksiḳoni rusulis targamaniturt [Georgian Explanatory Dictionary with Russian Commentaries]‎^[2], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences
• Rayfield, Donald, editor (2006), “ბევრი”, in A Comprehensive Georgian–English Dictionary, London: Garnett Press