დაე

Georgian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived by truncating the imperative verb form დაეხსენ (daexsen, “leave in peace; escape”), from დაეხსნება (daexsneba).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dae/, [d̥ae]
  • Hyphenation: დაე

Interjection

დაე • (dae)

  1. let; expresses warning or threat by emphasizing an imperative or past verb form expressing future which usually follows the interjection.
    დაე მათ სხეულს კორტნიდნენ ყვავ-ყორნები.
    dae mat sxeuls ḳorṭnidnen q̇vav-q̇ornebi.
    Let their body be pecked by ravens and crows.
  2. so be it, let; expresses and accepts an action which may or may not be inevitable, saying that the outcome won't change.
    დაე თუნდ მოვკვდე არ მეშინიან.
    dae tund movḳvde ar mešinian.
    Even if I die, so be it, I'm not scared.

Descendants
  • → Armenian: դե (de)
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