ღალატი

Georgian

Etymology

From Arabic غَلِطَ‎ (ḡaliṭa, “mistake”). Connected to თაღლითი (taɣliti), which is from the same source.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɣalatʼi/, [ʁaɫatʼi]
  • Hyphenation: ღა‧ლა‧ტი

Noun

ღალატი • (ɣalaṭi) (uncountable)

  1. treachery, treason
  2. infidelity (in marriage)

Inflection

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

Derived terms

References
  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ღალატი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
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