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რუ
რუ
Georgian
Alternative forms
- რუვი (ruvi)
Noun
რუ • (ru) (plural რუები)
Inflection
Declension of რუ (see Georgian declension)
Postpositional inflection of რუ (see Georgian postpositions)
| postpositions taking a dative case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| -ზე (on - ) | რუზე | რუებზე |
| -თან (near - ) | რუსთან | რუებთან |
| -ში (in - ) | რუში | რუებში |
| -ვით (like a - ) | რუსავით | რუებივით |
| postpositions taking a genitive case | singular | plural |
| -თვის (for - ) | რუსთვის | რუებისთვის |
| -ებრ (like a - ) | რუსებრ | რუებისებრ |
| -კენ (towards - ) | რუსკენ | რუებისკენ |
| -გან (from/of - ) | რუსგან | რუებისგან |
| postpositions taking an instrumental case | singular | plural |
| -დან (from / since - ) | რუდან | რუებიდან |
| -ურთ (together with - ) | რუთურთ | რუებითურთ |
| postpositions taking an adverbial case | singular | plural |
| -მდე (up to - ) | რუმდე | რუებამდე |
Descendants
- → Bats: რუ (ru), რუვ (ruv)
See also
Old Georgian
Alternative forms
- რუჲ (ruy)
Etymology
According to Klimov / Khalilov, an Iranian borrowing. Compare Persian رود (rud, “river, torrent”).
According to Ačaṙean, borrowed from the older form of Old Armenian առու (aṙu), before the addition of the prothetic ա- (a-)- to it.
Noun
რუ • (ru)
Descendants
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971), “առու”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume I, 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935, page 265a
- Klimov, G. A.; Xalilov, M. Š. (2003) Slovarʹ kavkazskix jazykov. Sopostavlenije osnovnoj leksiki [Dictionary of Caucasian Languages. A comparison of the Basic Vocabulary] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, ISBN 5-02-018283-4, pages 142, 208
- abulaʒe, ilia (1973), “რუ”, in ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 349