ბრძენი

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian ბრძენი (brʒeni).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brd͡zeni/, [b̥ɾd͡zeni]
• Hyphenation: ბრძე‧ნი

Adjective

Adjectival declension of ბრძენი

Case	adjective
nominative, genitive, instrumental	ბრძენი (brʒeni)
ergative	ბრძენმა (brʒenma)
dative, adverbial	ბრძენ (brʒen)
vocative	ბრძენო (brʒeno)

ბრძენი • (brʒeni) (comparative უფრო ბრძენი, superlative ყველაზე ბრძენი)

1. sapient, wise, sage

Derived terms

• სიბრძნე (sibrʒne)

Descendants

• → Bats: ბრძე^ნ (brʒeⁿ)
• → Svan: ბრძენ (brʒen)

Further reading

• Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ბრძენი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎^[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 36a
• Androniḳašvili, Mzia (1966) Narḳvevebi iranul-kartuli enobrivi urtiertobidan I [Studies in Iranian–Georgian Linguistic Contacts I] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Tbilisi University Press, pages 295–296, proposes a difficult borrowing from Middle Persian [script needed] (plcʾnk' /⁠frazānag⁠/, “wise, intelligent”)