ძელი

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian ძელი (ʒeli), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *ʒ₁el-. Cognate with Mingrelian ჯა (ǯa, tree) and Laz ჯა (ca, tree).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡zeli/
  • Hyphenation: ძე‧ლი

Noun

ძელი • (ʒeli) (plural ძელები)

  1. (obsolete) tree
  2. beam
  3. log, bar
  4. (sports) goalpost (the crossbars and the two poles standing upright)

Inflection

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Derived terms

  • ძელური (ʒeluri)

Mingrelian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Most likely from Proto-Kartvelian *ʒor-.

Noun

ძელი • (ʒeli)

  1. white meat, tender meat

Further reading

  • Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ძელი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1797
  • Kobalia, Alio (2010) “ძელი”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7), online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN
  • Kiria, Č̣abuḳi, Ezugbaia, Lali, Memišiši, Omar, Čuxua, Merab (2015) Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 872

Old Georgian

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *ʒ₁el-.

Noun

ძელი • (ʒeli)

  1. tree, wood
  2. an improvised boat; raft
  3. boat
  4. stick
  5. cross

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Georgian: ძელი (ʒeli)
  • Old Armenian: ձեղուն (jełun, ceiling)

References

  • Абуладзе, И. В. (1967) “Несколько общих слов в древнегрузинском и древнеармянском языках [Some Common Words in Classical Georgian and Classical Armenian]”, in Patma-banasirakan handes [Historical-Philological Journal] (in Russian), numbers 2–3, pages 315–316
  • Penrixi (Fähnrich), Hainc, Sarǯvelaʒe, Zurab (2000) Kartvelur enata eṭimologiuri leksiḳoni [Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages] (in Georgian), 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Tbilisi Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani State University Press, page 623
  • Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 285
  • Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 603
  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ძელი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 524
  • Klimov, G. A., Xalilov, M. Š. (2003) Словарь кавказских языков. Сопоставление основной лексики [Dictionary of Caucasian Languages. A comparison of the Basic Vocabulary] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, →ISBN, pages 212–213
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