ბორჯი

Laz

Alternative forms

• ბორჟი (borji) — Vizha

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بورج (borc).

Noun

ბორჯი • (borci) (Latin spelling borci) (Artasheni, Vitse–Arkabi, Khopa, Chkhala, Akçakoca)

1. debt, loan

   Synonyms: ეცხა (eʒxa), მაჩამა (maçama), მეჩამონი (meçamoni), ეცხერი (eʒxeri)

   თოჶიკიში მითიზ ჶეჲდა ვარუღუნ. ჰემუქ ბორჯიმუში ფაღუმს.

   tofiǩişi mitiz feyda varuğun. hemuk borcimuşi pağums.

   Tofik is of no use to anyone. He is clearing his own debt.

Declension

Declension of ბორჯი (borci) (see Laz declension)

	singular	plural
absolutive	ბორჯი (borci)	ბორჯეფე (borcepe)
ergative	ბორჯიქ (borcik)	ბორჯეფექ (borcepek)
dative	ბორჯის (borcis)	ბორჯეფეს (borcepes)
genitive	ბორჯიშ(ი) (borciş(i))	ბორჯეფეშ(ი) (borcepeş(i))
directive	ბორჯიშე (borcişe)	ბორჯეფეშე (borcepeşe)
ablative	ბორჯიშენ (borcişen)	ბორჯეფეშენ (borcepeşen)
locative	ბორჯის (borcis)	ბორჯეფეს (borcepes)
instrumental	ბორჯითენ (borciten)	ბორჯეფეთენ (borcepeten)

Notes: dialects may differ on declension.

Further reading

• Kojima, Gôichi (2012–), “borci”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎^[2] (in Turkish)
• Tandilava, Ali (2013), “ბორჯი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎^[3], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi

Mingrelian

Etymology

Together with Gurian Georgian ბორჯი (borǯi, “time; deadline”) borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بورج (borc, “debt, time”).

Noun

ბორჯი • (borǯi) (plural ბორჯეფი)

1. time; hour

   Synonyms: დრო (dro), ჟამი (žami)

2. deadline

Further reading

• Kajaia, Otar (2005), “ბორჯი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 120
• Kobalia, Alio (2010), “ბორჯი”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7)‎^[4], online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN
• Pipia, Daniel (2008), “ბორჯი”, in Tamaz Pipia, Givi Boǯgua, editors, Megruli saleksiḳono masalebi [Megrelian dictionary materials] (Ḳolxuri seria; 3)‎^[5], online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN