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What does 'gamarjoba' mean, and how do you reply?

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Short answer

Gamarjoba (გამარჯობა) is Georgian for 'hello', and literally it wishes victory, from gamarjveba, victory. The reply is gagimarjos (გაგიმარჯოს), roughly 'victory to you too', or gagimarjot (გაგიმარჯოთ) to be polite or to several people. 'Gamarjoba, genatsvale' means 'hello, my dear'.

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Why

  1. The victory greeting is often linked to Georgia's long history of wars.
  2. The reply gagimarjos returns the wish to the other person.
  3. The ending -t makes the form polite or plural.

Details

In casual speech you can simply say gamarjoba back, which is also polite. The word is used at any time of day.

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