гьалавар

Budukh

Noun

гьалавар • (halavar)

1. nominative plural of гьалав (halav)

Lezgi

Etymology

From Armenian հալավ (halav). -ар (-ar) is the plural marker.

Noun

гьалавар • (halavar) pl (dialectal)

1. clothing
2. the ceremonial visit to the bride by the groom's relatives with an offering of gifts

Further reading

• “гьалавар” in Obastan.com.
• Kerimova, S. Q̄., Melikmamedov, M. N. (2015) “гьалавар”, in Lezgi č̣alanni azerbajžan č̣alan gafargan [Lezgi–Azerbaijani Dictionary]‎^[1], Baku: “Azərbaycan” nəşriyyatı, page 140b
• Талибов, Б. Б., Гаджиев, М. М. (1966) “гьалавар”, in Лезгинско-русский словарь [Lezgi–Russian Dictionary], Moscow: Советская энциклопедия, page 98