კამარა

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Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian კამარაჲ (ḳamaray), from Iranian (compare Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬨𐬀𐬭𐬁 (kamarā, girdle), modern Persian کمر (kamar, id.)), perhaps via Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára). Doublet of ქამარი (kamari).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʼamara/,
  • Hyphenation: კა‧მა‧რა

Noun

კამარა (ḳamara) (plural კამარები)

  1. arc, arch, vault

Inflection

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Svan: კამრა̈ჲ (ḳamräy)

Further reading

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “კამარა”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎ (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 191