გამარჯობათ

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Georgian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

გამარჯობა (gamarǯoba) +‎ -თ (-t, a mimicking of the plural marker in verbs)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡamard͡ʒobatʰ/, [ɡ̊amaɾd͡ʒobatʰ]
  • Hyphenation: გა‧მარ‧ჯო‧ბათ

Interjection[edit]

გამარჯობათ (gamarǯobat)

  1. (informal, polite) hello

Usage notes[edit]

This usage is considered ungrammatical by some scholars, although the most recent orthographic sources indicate the growing acceptance of the form.[1]

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ თამარა ღამბაშიძე (2020 November 11) “They claim on Facebook that "გამარჯობა" is correct, and it turns out that we have been living in a lie”, in On.ge (in Georgian)