-ა̈ჲ

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Svan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Both senses are from Proto-Kartvelian *-a.

Suffix

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-ა̈ჲ (-äy)

  1. Suffixed to nouns to form privative adjectives
    *კუ̂არჩხ- (*ḳûarčx-, foot) (← Proto-Kartvelian *ḳwarc₁x-) + ‎-ა̈ჲ (-äy) → ‎კუ̂არჩხა̈ჲ (ḳûarčxäy, lame, literally footless)
  2. Expresses having something
    გობრა̈ნჯ (gobränǯ, chest) + ‎-ა̈ჲ (-äy) → ‎გობრა̈ნჯა̈ჲ (gobränǯäy, big-chested; potbellied)
    *ბანძ- (*banʒ-, thick hair) (← Proto-Kartvelian *banʒ-) + ‎-ა̈ჲ (-äy) → ‎ბანძა̈ჲ (banʒäy, thick-haired)