მოგჳ

Old Georgian

Etymology 1

Equivalent to მოგუ-ი (mogu-i),[1] borrowed from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭢𐭥 (mgw).[2][3] The -u is also present in the stem of Old Armenian մոգ (mog), genitive մոգու (mogu).[4][5]

Noun

მოგჳ • (mogwi) (genitive მოგჳსა, dative მოგუ̂სა)

  1. Zoroastrian
  2. magician, astrologer
Derived terms
  • მოგობაჲ (mogobay), მოგუ̂ობაჲ (mogûobay)
  • მოგუეთი (mogueti), მოგუთა (moguta)
Descendants
  • Georgian: მოგვი (mogvi)

References
  1. Marr, N., Brière, M. (1931) La langue géorgienne (in French), Paris: Firmin-Didot, pages 37, 381
  2. Androniḳašvili, Mzia (1966) Narḳvevebi iranul-kartuli enobrivi urtiertobidan I [Studies in Iranian–Georgian Linguistic Contacts I] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Tbilisi University Press, pages 341–342
  3. Chkeidze, Thea (2001) “Georgia V. Linguistic contacts with Iranian languages”, in Ehsan Yarshater, editor, Encyclopædia Iranica‎, volume 10, New York, page 488b of 486–490
  4. Marr, N. (1903) Грамматика древнеармянскаго языка: Этимология [Grammar of Old Armenian: The Etymology] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 47
  5. Bielmeier, Roland (1990) “Sprachkontakt in der "Bekehrung Kartlis"”, in R. Schulz, M. Görg, editors, Lingua restituta orientalis: Festgabe für Julius Aßfalg (Ägypten und Altes Testament; 20) (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, page 34 of 30–44

Etymology 2

Together with Old Armenian մոյկ (moyk), մոյգ (moyg) borrowed from Middle Iranian — compare Middle Persian [script needed] (mwk' /⁠mōg⁠/, “shoe”) — ultimately from Proto-Iranian *hmáwčati.[1][2][3][4]

Noun

მოგჳ • (mogwi)

  1. boot
Descendants
  • → Abkhaz: а-ма́гә (a-mágʷ)
    • → Mingrelian: მაგუ (magu)

References
  1. Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “մոյկ”, 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 344a
  2. Bailey, H. W. (1954) “Analecta Indoscythica II”, in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society‎, number 1/2, page 34 of 26–34
  3. Bailey, H. W. (1960) “Arya II”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies‎, volume 23, number 1, page 30 of 13–39
  4. Androniḳašvili, Mzia (1966) Narḳvevebi iranul-kartuli enobrivi urtiertobidan I [Studies in Iranian–Georgian Linguistic Contacts I] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Tbilisi University Press, pages 256–257

Further reading
  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “მოგუ”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎ (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 261a
  • Sardshweladse, Surab, Fähnrich, Heinz (2005) “მოგუ-ი”, in Altgeorgisch-Deutsches Wörterbuch (Handbook of Oriental Studies; VIII.12), with the collaboration of Irine Melikishvili and Sopio Sardshweladse, Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 738a–739b
  • Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003) Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, page 151, reconstructs Proto-Kartvelian *megw- with unexplainable vocalism in Georgian
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