მაფუსი

Laz

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish محبوس‎ (mahbus, “imprisoned”), derived from Arabic مَحْبُوس‎ (maḥbūs).

Noun

მაფუსი • (mapusi) (Latin spelling mapusi) (Batumi)

jail, prison
Synonym: ხაფისხანა (xapisxana)

ჟანდარმაფექ ნიჲაზი ქჲოჭოფეს დო მაფუსის მულოხუნასინონან
jandarmapek niyazi kyoç̌opes do mapusis muloxunasinonan
The police caught Niyazi and they are going to put him in prison(imprison him)

Further reading

Kojima, Gôichi (2012–), “mapusi”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı (in Turkish)

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