ღალატი

Georgian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic غَلِطَ (ḡaliṭa, “mistake”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ღალატი • (ɣalaṭi) (uncountable)

1. sellout, tergiversation, treachery, treason, renegade
2. infidelity (unfaithfulness in marriage)

Derived terms

• მოღალატური (moɣalaṭuri)

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