აბა

Georgian

Alternative forms
  • აპა (aṗa)

Etymology

From Old Georgian აბა (aba), ჰაბა (haba), which is borrowed from or otherwise related to Old Armenian հապա (hapa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aba/
  • Hyphenation: აბა

Interjection

აბა • (aba)

  1. so, well, now, right; Used for attention, threat, amazement and question
    აბა, სად მივდივართ?
    aba, sad mivdivart?
    So, where are we going?
    აბა, წადი სახლშვი ახლავე
    aba, c̣adi saxlšvi axlave
    [Right, so,] go home right now!
    აბა, ეს ვის გაუგია?
    aba, es vis gaugia?
    Right, who's even heard about this?
  2. mhm, exactly; Used for agreements
    აბა, აბა, ეგ თქვი შენ.
    aba, aba, eg tkvi šen.
    Mhm, exactly, (you can) say that again.

Descendants
  • → Armenian: ապա (apa), աբա (aba)

References
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “հապ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 44a
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