ღორმოთი

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *ɣamort-.

Noun

ღორმოთი (ğormoti) (Latin spelling ğormoti) (VitseArkabi, Khopa, Chkhala)

  1. supernatural being in the ancient beliefs of the Laz, god

Proper noun

ღორმოთი (ğormoti) (Latin spelling Ğormoti) (VitseArkabi, Khopa, Chkhala)

  1. (recent usage) God in monotheistic religions, Allah
    Synonym: თანგრი (tangri)
    გურონიზ ღორმოთიქ ნუშველს
    Guroniz Ğormotik nuşvels
    God helps the brave (If you start with courage, you will succeed with cooperation)

Further reading

  • Hervás, Lorenzo (1787) Vocabolario poligloto, con prolegomeni sopra più di CL lingue (in Italian), Cesena: Gregorio Biasini, § 73, page 68, records as gormoti, ormoti
  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “ğormoti”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ღორმოთი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎, online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi