ღორმოთი

Laz

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *ɣamort-.

Noun

ღორმოთი • (ğormoti) (Latin spelling ğormoti) (Vitse–Arkabi, Khopa, Chkhala)

  1. supernatural being in the ancient beliefs of the Laz, god

Proper noun

ღორმოთი • (ğormoti) (Latin spelling Ğormoti) (Vitse–Arkabi, Khopa, Chkhala)

  1. (recent usage) God in monotheistic religions, Allah
    Synonym: თანგრი (tangri)
    გურონიზ ღორმოთიქ ნუშველს
    Guroniz Ğormotik nuşvels
    God helps the brave (If you start with courage, you will succeed with cooperation)

Further reading
  • Hervás, Lorenzo (1787) Vocabolario poligloto, con prolegomeni sopra più di CL lingue (in Italian), Cesena: Gregorio Biasini, § 73, page 68, records as gormoti, ormoti
  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “ğormoti”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎ (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ღორმოთი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎, online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi
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