ნავი

Etymology

From Old Georgian, probably from an Iranian source; compare Persian ناو‎ (nāv, “boat”), Old Persian [script needed] (nāviyā, “navy”). Alternatively, according to Ačaṙyan and Illič-Svityč (apud Martirosyan), from Old Armenian նաւ (naw).

Alternatively, from Ancient Greek ναύς (naús).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɑvɪ/

Noun

ნავი • (navi) (plural ნავები)

1. boat

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “նաւ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 501
• The Georgian Language contacts with Iranian languages