შხამი

Georgian

Etymology

From Middle Georgian შხამი (šxami), სხამი (sxami), მსხამი (msxami), from Old Georgian *სხამი (*sxami) attested as სხამეანი (sxameani, poisonous, venomous). Compare Mingrelian ჟღამი (žɣami, venom; poison), and Svan ცხამ (cxam, spite, harm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃxami/, [ʃχami]
  • Hyphenation: შხა‧მი

Noun

შხამი • (šxami) (uncountable)

  1. venom

Inflection

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Derived terms

  • შხამს ანთხევს (šxams antxevs)
  • შხამს ასმევს (šxams asmevs)
  • შხამად ამოადენს (šxamad amoadens)

Descendants

  • Abkhaz: ашҳа́м (aŝḥám)
  • Bats: შხამ (šxam)
  • Laz: ჩხამი (çxami)
  • Mingrelian: შხამი (šxami)
  • Svan: შხა̈მ (šxäm)

Further reading

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “სხამეანი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 408
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