მარგალიტ
Bats
Alternative forms
- მარგლიტ (margliṭ)
Etymology
Of the same origin as Old Armenian մարգարիտ (margarit), and, according to Ačaṙyan, probably borrowed from Armenian.
The borrowing is probably mediated by Georgian მარგალიტი (margaliṭi).
Noun
მარგალიტ (margaliṭ)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “մարգարիտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 559b
- Kadagiʒe, Davit, Kadagiʒe, Niḳo (1984) “მარგლიტ”, in Arn. Čikobava, editor, C̣ova-tušur-kartul-rusuli leksiḳoni / Цова-тушинско–грузинско–русский словарь [A Tsova-Tush–Georgian–Russian Dictionary][1], prepared for publication by Rusudan Gagua, Tbilisi: Academy Press, page 614a
- Schiefner, Anton (1856) Versuch über die Thusch-Sprache oder die khistische Mundart in Thuschetien (in German), Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, page 149a