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იბირს

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ი- (i-) +‎ ბირ- (bir-, to play; sing) +‎ -ს (-s). Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *br- (to sing), cognate with Mingrelian ბირ-აფა (bir-apa) and Svan ლი-ბრ-ჲალ-ი (li-br-yal-i).

Verb

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იბირს (ibirs) (Latin spelling ibirs)

  1. (Atina, Chanapeti) to play (game, sports, dance, gamble etc.)
    Synonym: ისთერს (isters)
    ანდღა ბერეფე შკალა მირასი ვიბირით
    andğa berepe şǩala mirasi vibirit
    Today we played marbles with the children
  2. (Arkabi, Khopa, Chkhala) to sing
    Synonym: ტრაღუდაჲ (ťrağuday)
    კოჩიქ, არ ქვას გილახედერენ დო იბირს
    ǩoçik, ar kvas gilaxederen do ibirs
    A man sits on a stone and sings

Further reading

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  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “ibirs[1]/ ibiy”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)
  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “ibirs[2]”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[2] (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ობირუ”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎[3], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi