ჯიჯი
Laz
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *ʒ₁ir- (“root, bottom”).
Noun
[edit]ჯიჯი • (cici) (Latin spelling cici) (Atina, Artasheni, Vitse)
- The bottom part (of cabbage) above the soil, the inner part of the (cabbage) stem
- bottom
- აშექ ლიმხანა ჭკორუმს დო ნთხირიშ ჯიჯიზ გოშორჩაკამს
- aşek limxana ç̌ǩorums do ntxiriş ciciz goşorçaǩams
- Aisha mows a fern and tucks it into the bottom of a hazelnut tree
Inflection
[edit]| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | ჯიჯი (cici) | ჯიჯეფე (cicepe) | |
| ergative | ჯიჯიქ (cicik) | ჯიჯეფექ (cicepek) | |
| dative | ჯიჯის (cicis) | ჯიჯეფეს (cicepes) | |
| genitive | ჯიჯიშ(ი) (ciciş(i)) | ჯიჯეფეშ(ი) (cicepeş(i)) | |
| directive | ჯიჯიშე (cicişe) | ჯიჯეფეშე (cicepeşe) | |
| ablative | ჯიჯიშენ (cicişen) | ჯიჯეფეშენ (cicepeşen) | |
| locative | ჯიჯის (cicis) | ჯიჯეფეს (cicepes) | |
| instrumental | ჯიჯითენ (ciciten) | ჯიჯეფეთენ (cicepeten) | |
| Notes: dialects may differ on declension. | |||
See also
[edit]- ფესო (peso)
Further reading
[edit]- Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “cici”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)
- Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ჯიჯი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary][2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi