არაჶა

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Laz

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عرفه (ʿarife), Derived from Arabic عَرَفَة (ʕarafa).

Noun

არაჶა • (arafa) (Latin spelling arafa) (Atina, Vizha, Vitse–Arkabi, Khopa–Batumi, Chkhala)

  1. eve (day before holiday)
    ნანაქ არაჶაში ნდგაზ გჲარი ხაზირუმზ.
    nanak arafaşi ndgaz gyari xazirumz.
    My mom is preparing dinner on the eve.

Declension

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Declension of არაჶა (arafa) (see Laz declension)
singular plural
absolutive არაჶა (arafa) არაჶაფე (arafape)
ergative არაჶაქ (arafak) არაჶაფექ (arafapek)
dative არაჶას (arafas) არაჶაფეს (arafapes)
genitive არაჶაშ(ი) (arafaş(i)) არაჶაფეშ(ი) (arafapeş(i))
directive არაჶაშე (arafaşe) არაჶაფეშე (arafapeşe)
ablative არაჶაშენ (arafaşen) არაჶაფეშენ (arafapeşen)
locative არაჶას (arafas) არაჶაფეს (arafapes)
instrumental არაჶათენ (arafaten) არაჶაფეთენ (arafapeten)
Notes: dialects may differ on declension.

Further reading

  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “Arafa”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎ (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “არაჶა”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎, online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi
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