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ჯარი
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Georgian
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Etymology
From Old Georgian ჯარი (ǯari, “multitude”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
Noun
ჯარი • (ǯari) (plural ჯარები)
- (collective) army, host (military force, not necessarily the armed forces of a nation)
- ქვეითი ჯარი ― kveiti ǯari ― infantry
- (chiefly in the plural, military, collective) troop (military unit)
- სახმელეთო ჯარები ― saxmeleto ǯarebi ― ground troops
Declension
Notes: archaic plurals might not exist.
Descendants
- → Mingrelian: ჯარი (ǯari), მჯარი (mǯari)
See also
- არმია (armia)
Further reading
- Čubinov, David (1840) “ჯარი”, in Грузинско-русско-французский словарь [Georgian–Russian–French Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 686a, derives from Persian جارو (?)
- Sardshweladse, Surab, Fähnrich, Heinz (2005) “ჯარი”, in Altgeorgisch-Deutsches Wörterbuch (Handbook of Oriental Studies; VIII.12), with the collaboration of Irine Melikishvili and Sopio Sardshweladse, Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 1594a
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