ღალატი

Georgian

Etymology

From Arabic غَلِطَ (ḡaliṭa, mistake). Connected to თაღლითი (taɣliti), which is from the same source.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣalatʼi/, [ʁaɫatʼi]
  • Hyphenation: ღა‧ლა‧ტი

Noun

ღალატი • (ɣalaṭi) (uncountable)

  1. treachery, treason
  2. infidelity (in marriage)

Inflection

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Derived terms

References

  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ღალატი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
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