ალქატი

Georgian

Alternative forms

  • ალქათი (alkati) Fereydan

Etymology

From Old Georgian ალქატი (alkaṭi), from Old Armenian աղքատ (ałkʻat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alkʰatʼi/
  • Hyphenation: ალ‧ქა‧ტი

Adjective

ალქატი • (alkaṭi) (comparative უფრო ალქატი, superlative ყველაზე ალქატი)

  1. (archaic) poor, impoverished
  2. (Fereydan, of land) arid, barren
  3. (Khevsureti, of person's face) grayish, pale

Derived terms

  • ალქატი ღომი (alkaṭi ɣomi)

References

  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ალქატი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ალქატი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 4
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “աղքատ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • ალქატი”, in Kartuli dialekṭuri ḳorṗusi (in Georgian), Kartuli dialekṭuri ḳorṗusi, 2006–2014
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