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[1], 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[2], 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[3], 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)]‎[4] (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