muGirigashi
Tumbuka
Etymology
Borrowed from English Girgashite, from Ecclesiastical Latin Gergeseum,[1] from Ancient Greek Γεργεσαῖον (Gergesaîon),[2] from Biblical Hebrew גִּרְגָּשִׁי (girgāšî).[3] By surface analysis, mu- (“Class 1 noun prefix”) + Girigashi. Cognate with Ndonga Omugirgashi (“Girgashite”).
Noun
muGirigashi class 1 (plural ŵaGirigashi class 2)
References
- ^ "Genesis (Genesis) 10 (VUL) - et Iebuseum et Amorreum Gergeseum." Blue Letter Bible. Web. 1 Aug, 2025. <https://www.blueletterbible.org/vul/gen/10/16/t_concif_10016>.
- ^ "Γένεσις (Genesis) 10 (LXX) - καὶ τὸν Ιεβουσαῖον καὶ τὸν." Blue Letter Bible. Web. 1 Aug, 2025. <https://www.blueletterbible.org/lxx/gen/10/16/t_conc_10016>.
- ^ "H1622 - girgāšî - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (lxx)." Blue Letter Bible. Web. 1 Aug, 2025. <https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h1622/lxx/wlc/0-1/>.