ნელი
Georgian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [neli]
- Hyphenation: ნე‧ლი
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Georgian ნელი (neli).
Adjective
ნელი • (neli) (comparative უფრო ნელი, superlative ყველაზე ნელი)
Declension
| case | adjective |
|---|---|
| nominative, genitive, instrumental |
ნელი (neli) |
| ergative | ნელმა (nelma) |
| dative, adverbial | ნელ (nel) |
| vocative | ნელო (nelo) |
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Mingrelian: ნელი (neli)
- →⇒ Svan: ლინე̄ლე (linēle)
Etymology 2
Proper noun
ნელი • (neli)
- a female given name
Derived terms
- ნელიკო (neliḳo)
References
- Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ნელი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
Old Georgian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *nel-.
Adjective
ნელი • (neli)
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973), “ნელი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)][1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 327
- Sardshweladse, Surab; Fähnrich, Heinz (2005), “ნელი”, in Altgeorgisch-Deutsches Wörterbuch (Handbook of Oriental Studies; VIII.12), with the collaboration of Irine Melikishvili and Sopio Sardshweladse, Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 911a