დაე
Georgian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived by truncating the imperative verb form დაეხსენ (daexsen, “leave in peace; escape”), from დაეხსნება (daexsneba).
Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]დაე • (dae)
- let; expresses warning or threat by emphasizing an imperative or past verb form expressing future which usually follows the interjection.
- დაე მათ სხეულს კორტნიდნენ ყვავ-ყორნები.
- dae mat sxeuls ḳorṭnidnen q̇vav-q̇ornebi.
- Let their body be pecked by ravens and crows.
- so be it, let; expresses and accepts an action which may or may not be inevitable, saying that the outcome won't change.
- დაე თუნდ მოვკვდე არ მეშინიან.
- dae tund movḳvde ar mešinian.
- Even if I die, so be it, I'm not scared.
Descendants
[edit]- → Armenian: դե (de)