მხიე

Georgian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mχie]

Etymology 1

Verb

მხიე • (mxie)

1. second-person singular imperative of ხევს (xevs), მხევს (mxevs), with the first person singular (commander) being the object, while the commanded person is the subject of this action.
2. second-person singular past simple of მხიე (mxie): You hit me hard.

Usage notes

The word ხევა (xeva) (to hit or strike someone) is colloquial.

Etymology 2

Perhaps borrowed from Armenian մուխ (mux, “smoke”).

Adjective

მხიე • (mxie)

1. (obsolete) gray, ash-colored

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “մուխ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 353b
• Čubinašvili, Niḳo (1812–1825) “მხიე”, in Kartuli leksiḳoni rusulis targamaniturt [Georgian Explanatory Dictionary with Russian Commentaries]‎^[1], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences
• Čubinov, David (1840) “მხიე”, in Грузинско-русско-французский словарь [Georgian–Russian–French Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 369