ყრუ
Appearance
Georgian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Georgian ყრუ (q̇ru, “deaf”), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *q̇ur-u- (“deaf”), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *q̇ur- (“ear”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- deaf person
- Used to address a person who does not respond to someone
Inflection
[edit]Declension of ყრუ (see Georgian declension) | |||
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singular | plural | archaic plural | |
nominative | ყრუ (q̇ru) | ყრუები (q̇ruebi) | ყრუნი (q̇runi) |
ergative | ყრუმ (q̇rum) | ყრუებმა (q̇ruebma) | ყრუთ(ა) (q̇rut(a)) |
dative | ყრუს(ა) (q̇rus(a)) | ყრუებს(ა) (q̇ruebs(a)) | ყრუთ(ა) (q̇rut(a)) |
genitive | ყრუს(ა) (q̇rus(a)) | ყრუების(ა) (q̇ruebis(a)) | ყრუთ(ა) (q̇rut(a)) |
instrumental | ყრუთ(ა) (q̇rut(a)) | ყრუებით(ა) (q̇ruebit(a)) | |
adverbial | ყრუდ(ა) (q̇rud(a)) | ყრუებად(ა) (q̇ruebad(a)) | |
vocative | ყრუვ (q̇ruv) | ყრუებო (q̇ruebo) | ყრუნო (q̇runo) |
Notes: archaic plurals might not exist. |
Postpositional inflection of ყრუ (see Georgian postpositions) | ||
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postpositions taking the dative case | singular | plural |
-ზე (-ze, “on”) | ყრუზე (q̇ruze) | ყრუებზე (q̇ruebze) |
-თან (-tan, “near”) | ყრუსთან (q̇rustan) | ყრუებთან (q̇ruebtan) |
-ში (-ši, “in”) | ყრუში (q̇ruši) | ყრუებში (q̇ruebši) |
-ვით (-vit, “like”) | ყრუსავით (q̇rusavit) | ყრუებივით (q̇ruebivit) |
postpositions taking the genitive case | singular | plural |
-თვის (-tvis, “for”) | ყრუსთვის (q̇rustvis) | ყრუებისთვის (q̇ruebistvis) |
-ებრ (-ebr, “like”) | ყრუსებრ (q̇rusebr) | ყრუებისებრ (q̇ruebisebr) |
-კენ (-ḳen, “towards”) | ყრუსკენ (q̇rusḳen) | ყრუებისკენ (q̇ruebisḳen) |
-გან (-gan, “from/of”) | ყრუსგან (q̇rusgan) | ყრუებისგან (q̇ruebisgan) |
-ადმი (-admi, “in relation to”) | ყრუსადმი (q̇rusadmi) | ყრუებისადმი (q̇ruebisadmi) |
postpositions taking the instrumental case | singular | plural |
-დან (-dan, “from/since”) | ყრუდან (q̇rudan) | ყრუებიდან (q̇ruebidan) |
-ურთ (-urt, “together with”) | ყრუთურთ (q̇ruturt) | ყრუებითურთ (q̇ruebiturt) |
postpositions taking the adverbial case | singular | plural |
-მდე (-mde, “up to”) | ყრუმდე (q̇rumde) | ყრუებამდე (q̇ruebamde) |
Adjective
[edit]indeclinable
ყრუ • (q̇ru) (comparative უფრო ყრუ, superlative ყველაზე ყრუ)
- deaf
- (figuratively, of village, country etc.) unpopulated
- (figuratively, of village, country etc.) retarded
- (figuratively, of voice) deep, obscure
Synonyms
[edit]- (deaf): სმენადაქვეითებული (smenadakveitebuli)
- (unpopulated): მიყრუებული (miq̇ruebuli)
- (retarded): ჩამორჩენილი (čamorčenili), გაუნათლებელი (gaunatlebeli)
Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “unpopulated”): დასახლებული (dasaxlebuli), ხალხმრავალი (xalxmravali)
Derived terms
[edit]- ყრუ-მუნჯი (q̇ru-munǯi)
- დაყრუება (daq̇rueba)
- ყრუ თანხმოვანი (q̇ru tanxmovani)
- აყრუებს (aq̇ruebs)
- გააყრუებს (gaaq̇ruebs)
- სიყრუე (siq̇rue)
Related terms
[edit]- ყური (q̇uri)
References
[edit]- Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ყრუ”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
Old Georgian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ყრუჲ (q̇ruy)
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Georgian-Zan *q̇ur-u- (“deaf”), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *q̇ur- (“ear”).
Noun
[edit]ყრუ • (q̇ru)
- a deaf person
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ყრუ”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)][1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 468b
Categories:
- Georgian terms inherited from Old Georgian
- Georgian terms derived from Old Georgian
- Georgian terms inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan
- Georgian terms derived from Proto-Georgian-Zan
- Georgian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Georgian lemmas
- Georgian nouns
- Georgian countable nouns
- Georgian adjectives
- ka:Disability
- ka:Hearing
- Old Georgian terms inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan
- Old Georgian terms derived from Proto-Georgian-Zan
- Old Georgian lemmas
- Old Georgian nouns
- oge:Disability
- oge:Hearing