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Old Georgian
Etymology
From ქალაქი (kalaki, “city”) + პეტი (ṗeṭi, “head, ruler”). See similar development in Old Armenian քաղաքապետ (kʻałakʻapet).
Noun
ქალაქპეტი • (kalakṗeṭi)
- politarch, ruler, governor, mayor (of a city)
900 CE – 1100,
Bible,
Acts 17.8:
- და აღტეხეს ერი იგი და ქალაქპეტნი იგი სიტყჳთა მით
- da aɣṭexes eri igi da kalakṗeṭni igi siṭq̇wita mit
- And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.
Usage notes
In the Bible translation, corresponds to Old Armenian քաղաքապետ (kʻałakʻapet) and Koine Greek πολιτάρχης (politárkhēs).
References
- Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ქალაქპეტი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 451