ციხჱ

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Old Georgian

Alternative forms

Etymology

By assimilation from *ძიხე- (*ʒixe-), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *ʒ₁ixe-.

Noun

ციხჱ (cixē)

  1. fortress
  2. jail, prison
    Synonym: დილეგი (dilegi)

Descendants

  • Georgian: ციხე (cixe)

Further reading

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ციხჱ”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎ (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 517b