ძალა

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Georgian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Georgian ძალი (ʒali) +‎ -ა (-a, fossilized diminutive suffix), from Proto-Kartvelian *ʒ₁al-.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /d͡zala/, [d͡zaɫa]
  • Hyphenation: ძა‧ლა

Noun[edit]

ძალა (ʒala) (plural ძალები)

  1. power, force, strength

Inflection[edit]

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Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ძალა”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
  • Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “ძალა”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [Collection of Georgian words, that is a dictionary]‎[1], Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, published 1949, page 437a