კალამი

Georgian

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Arabic قَلَم (qalam),[1][2] from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos, reed).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʼalami/, [kʼaɫami]
  • Hyphenation: კა‧ლა‧მი

Noun

კალამი • (ḳalami) (plural კალმები)

  1. pen
    Synonyms: პასტა (ṗasṭa), რუჩკა (ručḳa) (both informal, proscribed)

Inflection

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  • ყალამი (q̇alami)

References

  1. Fähnrich, Heinz (1964), “Arabische Lehnwörter in der georgischen Sprache”, in Bedi Kartlisa (in German), volume XVII–XVIII, Paris, page 158 of 155–163
  2. Fähnrich, Heinz (1994) Grammatik der altgeorgischen Sprache (in German), Hamburg: Helmut Buske Verlag, page 246

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