ანგარი

Georgian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anɡari/, [aŋɡaɾi]
  • Hyphenation: ან‧გა‧რი

Etymology 1

From Russian анга́р (angár), from French hangar.

Noun

ანგარი • (angari) (plural ანგარები)

  1. hangar
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Etymology 2

From Old Georgian ანგარი (angari).

Adjective

ანგარი • (angari) (comparative უფრო ანგარი, superlative ყველაზე ანგარი)

  1. (archaic) avaricious, greedy

Old Georgian

Alternative forms

  • ანგაჰრი (angahri), ანგაარი (angaari)

Etymology

Of the same Iranian origin as Old Armenian ագահ (agah). For the sound correspondence compare ბარი (bari, spade, shovel) beside Old Armenian բահ (bah), also from Iranian.

Noun

ანგარი • (angari)

  1. avaricious, greedy

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “ագահ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 75a
  • Čubinašvili, Niḳo (1812–1825) “ანგარი”, in Kartuli leksiḳoni rusulis targamaniturt [Georgian Explanatory Dictionary with Russian Commentaries], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1987) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan [History of the Armenian language: The Pre-Literary Period] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 512
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