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Georgian
Etymology
From Old Georgian ძალი (ʒali) + -ა (-a, fossilized diminutive suffix), from Proto-Kartvelian *ʒ₁al-.
Pronunciation
Noun
ძალა • (ʒala) (plural ძალები)
- power, force, strength
Inflection
| Postpositional inflection of ძალა (see Georgian postpositions)
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| postpositions taking the dative case
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singular
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plural
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| -ზე (-ze, “on”)
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ძალაზე (ʒalaze)
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ძალებზე (ʒalebze)
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| -თან (-tan, “near”)
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ძალასთან (ʒalastan)
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ძალებთან (ʒalebtan)
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| -ში (-ši, “in”)
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ძალაში (ʒalaši)
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ძალებში (ʒalebši)
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| -ვით (-vit, “like”)
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ძალასავით (ʒalasavit)
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ძალებივით (ʒalebivit)
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| postpositions taking the genitive case
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singular
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plural
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| -თვის (-tvis, “for”)
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ძალისთვის (ʒalistvis)
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ძალებისთვის (ʒalebistvis)
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| -ებრ (-ebr, “like”)
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ძალისებრ (ʒalisebr)
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ძალებისებრ (ʒalebisebr)
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| -კენ (-ḳen, “towards”)
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ძალისკენ (ʒalisḳen)
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ძალებისკენ (ʒalebisḳen)
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| -გან (-gan, “from/of”)
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ძალისგან (ʒalisgan)
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ძალებისგან (ʒalebisgan)
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| -ადმი (-admi, “in relation to”)
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ძალისადმი (ʒalisadmi)
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ძალებისადმი (ʒalebisadmi)
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| postpositions taking the instrumental case
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singular
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plural
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| -დან (-dan, “from/since”)
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ძალიდან (ʒalidan)
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ძალებიდან (ʒalebidan)
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| -ურთ (-urt, “together with”)
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ძალითურთ (ʒaliturt)
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ძალებითურთ (ʒalebiturt)
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| postpositions taking the adverbial case
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singular
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plural
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| -მდე (-mde, “up to”)
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ძალამდე (ʒalamde)
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ძალებამდე (ʒalebamde)
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Derived terms
Further reading
- Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ძალა”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
- Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “ძალა”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [Collection of Georgian words, that is a dictionary], Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, published 1949, page 437a