ღუ̂ებ

Svan

Alternative forms
  • ღობ (ɣob)

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *ɣob-.

Noun

ღუ̂ებ • (ɣûeb) (plural ღობა̈რ)

  1. beehive
    Synonym: ლაღობ (laɣob)
  2. bee
    Synonyms: ბუზუ̄ლ (buzūl), ლა̈ღუ̂ბა̈ ბუზუ̄ლ (läɣûbä buzūl)
  3. wooden trough, tub

Derived terms
  • ლაღობ (laɣob)
  • ლა̈ღუ̂ბა̈ ბუზუ̄ლ (läɣûbä buzūl)

Further reading
  • Dondua, K. D. (2001), “ღობ”, in Svansko-gruzinsko-russkij slovarʹ (Lašxskij dialekt) [Svan-Georgian-Russian Dictionary (Lashkh dialect)] (Kartvelologičeskaja biblioteka; 6), Revised and prepared for publication by Oniani A., Tbilisi: Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani Tbilisi State Pedagogical University, page 319a
  • Liṗarṭeliani, Aslan (1994), “ღობ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni (čoluruli ḳilo) [Svan-Georgian dictionary (Cholur dialect)], Tbilisi, page 294a
  • Topuria, Varlam; Kaldani, Maksime (1994), “ღუ̂ებ1, ღუ̂ებ2”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 1793–1794
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