მარგალიტი

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian მარგალიტი (margaliṭi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /marɡalitʼi/, [maɾɡalitʼi]
  • Hyphenation: მარ‧გა‧ლი‧ტი

Noun

მარგალიტი • (margaliṭi) (plural მარგალიტები)

  1. pearl
  2. (figuratively) something that is excellent

Inflection

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Derived terms

  • ობოლი მარგალიტი (oboli margaliṭi)

Descendants

Old Georgian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Of the same origin as Old Armenian մարգարիտ (margarit). According to Ačaṙyan, perhaps borrowed from it.

Noun

მარგალიტი • (margaliṭi)

  1. pearl
  2. mother-of-pearl

Descendants

References

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “მარგალიტი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 216b
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “մարգարիտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 278a
  • Blake, Robert P., editor (1934), Epiphanius de Gemmis. The Old Georgian Version and the Fragments of the Armenian Version (Studies and Documents; 2), and the Coptic-Sahidic Fragments by Henry De Vis, London: Christophers, page lxvi
  • Čubinov, David (1887) “მარგალიტი, მარგარიტი”, in Грузинско-русский словарь [Georgian–Russian Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, column 669
  • Riabinin, Michel (1898) “Notes de lexicographie géorgienne. Examen du matériel emprunté”, in Mémoires de la Société de Linguistique de Paris (in French), volume X, page 13
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