ჯუმაშხა

Mingrelian

Etymology

Blend of *ჯუმა (*ǯuma) +‎ -შ (-š, genitive case marker) +‎ დღა (dɣa, “day”), the meaning of *ჯუმა (*ǯuma) is unknown, sometimes theorized to represent a pre-Christian God of fertility, prosperity, protector of shepherds and livestock.[1] Related to ნერჩი (nerči, “God of earth, ground”), for which compare ო-ჯუმაშხ-ურ-ი (o-ǯumašx-ur-i, “worshipping of Nerchi”).

Cognate with Laz ჯუმაჩხა (cumaçxa, “Wednesday”), which according to Marr some speakers used to denote Monday instead.[2] Similarity with Arabic اَلْجُمْعَة (al-jumʕa, “Friday”), whence Turkish cuma (“id.”), is probably accidental, but compare Adyghe бэрэскэжъый (bɛrɛskɛẑəj, “Wednesday”, literally “small Friday”) against бэрэскэшху (bɛrɛskɛšxʷu, “Friday”, literally “big Friday”) both deriving from Ancient Greek Παρασκευή (Paraskeuḗ, “Friday”).

Noun

ჯუმაშხა • (ǯumašxa)

  1. Wednesday

Derived terms
  • ოჯუმაშხური (oǯumašxuri)

Descendants

See also

References
  1. Kobalia, Alio (2010) “ჯუმა”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7)‎, online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN
  2. Marr, N. (1910) “ჯუმაშხა”, in Грамматика чанского (лазского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Chan (Laz) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 2) (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 141b

Further reading
  • Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ჯუმაშხა”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 2062
  • Kipšidze, Iosif (1914) “ნერჩი”, in Грамматика мингрельского (иверского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Mingrelian (Iverian) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 7)‎ (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 288b
  • Kobalia, Alio (2010) “ჯუმაშხა”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7)‎, online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN
  • Pipia, Daniel (2008) “ჯუმაშხა”, in Tamaz Pipia, Givi Boǯgua, editors, Megruli saleksiḳono masalebi [Megrelian dictionary materials] (Ḳolxuri seria; 3)‎, online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN
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