ცალი
Georgian
Etymology
From Proto-Georgian-Zan *cal-. Cognate with Laz ცორი (ʒori).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡sali/
- Hyphenation: ცა‧ლი
Determiner
ცალი • (cali)
- either (one or the other of two)
Adjective
Adjectival declension of ცალი
| Case | adjective |
|---|---|
| nominative, genitive, instrumental | ცალი (cali) |
| ergative | ცალმა (calma) |
| dative, adverbial | ცალ (cal) |
| vocative | ცალო (calo) |
ცალი • (cali) (comparative უფრო ცალი, superlative ყველაზე ცალი)
- equal
Synonyms
- ტოლი (ṭoli)
- სწორი (sc̣ori)
- ბადალი (badali)
Descendants
- → Armenian: ցալ (cʿal)
References
- Čuxua, Merab (2019), Manana Mač̣avariani, Manana Buḳia, editors, Georgian–Circassian–Apkhazian Etymological Dictionary (expanded edition), Tbilisi: Tbilisi State University Press, page 511
Further reading
- 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 590, follows Shanidze and connects with Svan -შა̄ლ (-šāl), which is rather akin to Mingrelian -შორო (-šoro)