ხელმწიფე

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian ჴელმწიფჱ (qelmc̣ipē); equivalent to ხელი (xeli) + მწიფე (mc̣ipe).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xelmt͡sʼipʰe/, [χelmt͡sʼipʰe]
  • Hyphenation: ხელ‧მწი‧ფე

Noun

ხელმწიფე • (xelmc̣ipe) (plural ხელმწიფეები)

  1. king
    Synonyms: მეფე (mepe), მეუფე (meupe)

Inflection

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Derived terms

  • ხელეწიფება (xelec̣ipeba)

Descendants

  • Bats: ხემწიფ (xemc̣ip)
  • Mingrelian: ხენწიფე (xenc̣ipe)
  • Svan: ხელწიფ (xelc̣ip), ხელწიფხ (xelc̣ipx), ხენწიფხე (xenc̣ipxe), ხენწიფ (xenc̣ip), ხელმწიფ (xelmc̣ip)

Further reading

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ხელმწიფე”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 568
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