ნარდი

Georgian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nardi/, [naɾdi]
  • Hyphenation: ნარ‧დი

Etymology 1

From Persian نرد (nard).

Noun

ნარდი • (nardi) (plural ნარდები)

  1. backgammon
Descendants
  • Armenian: նարդի (nardi)
  • Russian: нарды (nardy)

Etymology 2

From Old Georgian ნარდი (nardi), from Ancient Greek νάρδος (nárdos).

Noun

ნარდი • (nardi) (plural ნარდები)

  1. nard plant, spikenard, nardin

Noun

ნარდი • (nardi) (plural ნარდები)

  1. A job that is taken upon oneself, and is paid off by the job that is fulfilled (and not by time spent), piece work
Inflection
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  • ნარდად (nardad)

References

  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ნარდი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press

Further reading

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ნარდი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 321

Old Georgian

Alternative forms

  • ნარდიონი (nardioni), ლარდიონი (lardioni)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νάρδος (nárdos).

Noun

ნარდი • (nardi)

  1. nard plant, spikenard, nardin

Descendants

Further reading

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ნარდი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 321
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