ყერ

Svan

Etymology 1

From Proto-Kartvelian *q̇or-.

Noun

ყერ • (q̇er) (plural ყერა̈ლ) (Upper Svan)

1. sow (female pig)

   Synonym: ნეზუ̂ (nezû)

Further reading

• Topuria, Varlam, Kaldani, Maksime (1994) “ყერ2”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 1804
• Dondua, Ḳarṗez (2001) “ყერ”, in Svanur-kartul-rusuli leksiḳoni (lašxuri dialekṭi) [Svan–Georgian–Russian Dictionary (Lashkh dialect)] (Kartvelologiuri biblioteḳa; 6), revised and prepared for publication by Aleksandre Oniani, Tbilisi: Tbilisi State Pedagogical University Press, page 297a

Etymology 2

Noun

ყერ • (q̇er) (Cholur)

1. saint, angel

Further reading

• Dondua, Ḳarṗez (2001) “ყერ”, in Svanur-kartul-rusuli leksiḳoni (lašxuri dialekṭi) [Svan–Georgian–Russian Dictionary (Lashkh dialect)] (Kartvelologiuri biblioteḳa; 6), revised and prepared for publication by Aleksandre Oniani, Tbilisi: Tbilisi State Pedagogical University Press, page 325a
• Liṗarṭeliani, Aslan (1994) “ყერ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni (čoluruli ḳilo) [Svan-Georgian dictionary (Cholur dialect)], Tbilisi, page 297a

Etymology 3

Noun

ყერ • (q̇er)

1. strength, force
2. virtue, goodness, clemency

Further reading

• Topuria, Varlam, Kaldani, Maksime (1994) “ყერ1”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 1804
• Dondua, Ḳarṗez (2001) “ყერ”, in Svanur-kartul-rusuli leksiḳoni (lašxuri dialekṭi) [Svan–Georgian–Russian Dictionary (Lashkh dialect)] (Kartvelologiuri biblioteḳa; 6), revised and prepared for publication by Aleksandre Oniani, Tbilisi: Tbilisi State Pedagogical University Press, page 297a