ვაჭარი

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian ვაჭარი (vač̣ari).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vat͡ʃʼari/, [vat͡ʃʼaɾi]
  • Hyphenation: ვა‧ჭა‧რი

Noun

ვაჭარი • (vač̣ari) (plural ვაჭრები)

  1. merchant, tradesman

Inflection

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Derived terms

Descendants

Mingrelian

Noun

ვაჭარი • (vač̣ari)

  1. Alternative form of ვანჭარი (vanč̣ari)

Old Georgian

Etymology

From Old Armenian վաճառ (vačaṙ) or directly from its Middle Iranian source. See Middle Persian [script needed] (wʾčʾl /⁠wāzār⁠/) for more.

Noun

ვაჭარი • (vač̣ari)

  1. merchant, tradesman

Derived terms

  • ვაჭარ-ყოფაჲ (vač̣ar-q̇opay)
  • სავაჭრო (savač̣ro)
  • სავაჭროჲ (savač̣roy)
  • ვაჭრობითი (vač̣robiti)
  • ვაჭრობისმოქმედი (vač̣robismokmedi)

Descendants

References

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ვაჭარი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 154b
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “վաճառ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 299ab
  • Bielmeier, Roland (1985) “Zu iranischen Lehnwörtern im Georgischen und Armenischen”, in H. M. Ölberg, G. Schmidt, editors, Sprachwissenschaftliche Forschungen: Festschrift für Johann Knobloch zum 65. Geburtstag (Innsbrucker Beiträge zur Kulturwissenschaft; 23) (in German), Innsbruck: Institut für Sprachwissenschaft der Universität Innsbruck, page 35
  • Dočanašvili, Elene (1945) Masalebi adišis otxtavis armenizmebis saḳitxisatvi [Materials on the issue of Armenisms in Adishi Four Gospels (dissertation)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press, pages 34, 142
  • Sardshweladse, Surab, Fähnrich, Heinz (2005) “ვაჭარი”, in Altgeorgisch-Deutsches Wörterbuch (Handbook of Oriental Studies; VIII.12), with the collaboration of Irine Melikishvili and Sopio Sardshweladse, Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 443b
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