მშვიდობა
mšvidoba[mʃʷido̞bä]
The Georgian word for peace is მშვიდობა (mšvidoba).
მშვიდობა is a noun used to describe the state of being free from war.
Meaning: state of being free from war (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun მშვიდობა (peace) follows the standard first declension pattern, where the genitive case 'of peace' is formed by replacing the final -a with -is to form მშვიდობის.
How do you pronounce it?
mšvidoba
Did you know?
- In Georgia, მშვიდობა is used as a common way to say 'goodbye'. It literally wishes the departing person a state of peace.
- The root of the word relates to the idea of being 'settled' or 'still', a concept shared with the way one describes a calm sea.
- The suffix -ობა (-oba) in მშვიდობა is a common way in Georgian to turn an adjective into an abstract noun, similar to how English uses '-ness'.
Examples in context
- მშვიდობა ქალაქში/ქალაქებში.Peace in the city/cities.
- მშვიდობა ძალიან მნიშვნელოვანია.mshvidoba dzalian mnishvnelovania.Peace is very important.
Example conversation
Ketevan and Giorgi are discussing the news.
- ქეთევან Ketevanსად არის მშვიდობა ამ დროს?sad aris mshvidoba am dros?Where is peace at this time?
- გიორგი Giorgiსამწუხაროდ, ყველგან ომია.samtsukharod, qvelgan omia.Unfortunately, there is war everywhere.
- ქეთევან Ketevanმსოფლიოს სჭირდება მშვიდობა.msoplios schirdeba mshvidoba.The world needs peace.
- გიორგი Giorgiმეც ასე ვფიქრობ, ქეთევან.metse ase vpiqrob, ketevan.I think so too, Ketevan.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “peace” translations and entries მშვიდობა, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries მშვიდობა, CC BY-SA 4.0.
