მო-

From Old Georgian მო- (mo-).

• IPA^(key): /mo/
• Hyphenation: მო-

მო- • (mo-)

1. Indicates movement towards the speaker
2. Derives perfective verbs from imperfective ones
3. Makes the future tense from the present

• მი- (mi-)

• Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “მო-”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press

Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *mo-.

მო- • (mo-) (Latin spelling mo-)

1. towards the speaker

   ‎მო- (mo-) + ‎ლვ- (lv-, “to go”) → ‎მულუნ (mulun, “S/he comes”)

• In Atina dialect it becomes მვ- (mv-) before ა (a), მ- (m-) before ო (o) or უ (u), stays same before ი (i).
• In Vizha dialect it becomes მვ- (mv-) before ა (a) or ო (o), მ- (m-) before უ (u), stays same before ი (i).
• In Artasheni dialect it becomes მვ- (mv-), მმ- (mm-) or მ- (m-) before ა (a), მ- (m-) before ო (o) or უ (u), stays same before ი (i).
• In Vitse-Arkabi and Khopa dialects it becomes მ- (m-) before ა (a), ო (o) or უ (u), stays same before ი (i).
• In Chkhala dialect it becomes მვ- (mv-), მმ- (mm-) or მ- (m-) before ა (a) or ო (o), მუ- (mu-) before ი (i), მ- (m-) before უ (u).
• In Batumi dialect it becomes მ- (m-) before ა (a), ო (o) or უ (u), მუ- (mu-) before ი (i), მუ- (mu-) before ვა (va), ვო (vo), მა (ma), გა (ga), მო (mo) and გო (go), stays same before ვი (vi), ვუ (vu), მი (mi) and გი (gi).

• Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “mo-”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎ (in Turkish)
• Tandilava, Ali (2013) “მო-”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎, online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi