ალაზანი
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Georgian
Etymology
Origin is uncertain. According to some sources, related to ზანავი (zanavi) (a common Georgian toponym), arguing the fact that the root *ზან- (*zan-) is present in multiple Georgian hydronyms.
On the other hand, compare Hinukh гӏалазан (a̯alazan), олозен (olozen, “lake”), Bezhta алазан (alazan, “lake”) and Tsez гӏалза́н (a̯alzán), гӏалазан (a̯alazan, “lake”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
ალაზანი • (alazani)
- Alazani (river in the Caucasus and main tributary of the Kura)
Inflection
| Declension of ალაზანი (see Georgian declension) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | archaic plural | |
| nominative | ალაზანი (alazani) | ||
| ergative | ალაზანმა (alazanma) | ||
| dative | ალაზანს(ა) (alazans(a)) | ||
| genitive | ალაზნის(ა) (alaznis(a)) | ||
| instrumental | ალაზნით(ა) (alaznit(a)) | ||
| adverbial | ალაზნად(ა) (alaznad(a)) | ||
| vocative | ალაზანო (alazano) | ||
| Notes: archaic plurals might not exist. | |||
| Postpositional inflection of ალაზანი (see Georgian postpositions) | ||
|---|---|---|
| postpositions taking a dative case | singular | plural |
| -ზე (-ze, “on”) | ალაზანზე (alazanze) | |
| -თან (-tan, “near”) | ალაზანთან (alazantan) | |
| -ში (-ši, “in”) | ალაზანში (alazanši) | |
| -ვით (-vit, “like”) | ალაზანივით (alazanivit) | |
| postpositions taking a genitive case | singular | plural |
| -თვის (-tvis, “for”) | ალაზნისთვის (alaznistvis) | |
| -ებრ (-ebr, “like”) | ალაზნისებრ (alaznisebr) | |
| -კენ (-ḳen, “towards”) | ალაზნისკენ (alaznisḳen) | |
| -გან (-gan, “from/of”) | ალაზნისგან (alaznisgan) | |
| postpositions taking an instrumental case | singular | plural |
| -დან (-dan, “from/since”) | ალაზნიდან (alaznidan) | |
| -ურთ (-urt, “together with”) | ალაზნითურთ (alazniturt) | |
| postpositions taking an adverbial case | singular | plural |
| -მდე (-mde, “up to”) | ალაზნამდე (alaznamde) | |
References
- Bedošvili, Guram (2002) Kartul ṭoṗonimta ganmarṭebit-eṭimologiuri leksiḳoni [Dictionary of Georgian Geographical Names] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, →ISBN, pages 29–30