მასპინძელი

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian მასპინძელი (masṗinʒeli), ultimately from Iranian. See Persian سپنج (sepanj) for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maspʼind͡zeli/
  • Hyphenation: მას‧პინ‧ძე‧ლი

Noun

მასპინძელი • (masṗinʒeli) (plural მასპინძლები)

  1. host, hostess

Inflection

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Descendants

  • Bats: მასპიჼძელ (masṗĩʒel)

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “ասպնջական”, 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 275
  • Androniḳašvili, Mzia (1966) Narḳvevebi iranul-kartuli enobrivi urtiertobidan I [Studies in Iranian–Georgian Linguistic Contacts I] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Tbilisi University Press, page 287―288
  • Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “მასპინძელი”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [Collection of Georgian words, that is a dictionary], Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, published 1949, page 195b

Old Georgian

Etymology

Ultimately from Iranian. See Persian سپنج (sepanj) for more.

Noun

მასპინძელი • (masṗinʒeli)

  1. host, hostess

Descendants

Further reading

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “მასპინძელი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 220
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