ჯელა-

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Laz

Preverb

ჯელა- (cela-) (Latin spelling cela-)

  1. Atina, Vizha, and Artasheni form of გელა- (gela-)
    ჯელა- (cela-) + ‎ულუნ (ulun, S/he goes) → ‎ჯელულუნ (celulun, S/he comes down)
    ჯელა- (cela-) + ‎ბ- (b-, to hang) → ‎ჯელაბამს (celabams, It hangs on a string or pole without touching anything else)
    ჯელა- (cela-) + ‎ბ- (b-, to pour) → ‎ჯელაბამს (celabams, S/he pours down liquid from to to bottom)
    ჯელა- (cela-) + ‎ხედ- (xed-, to sit) → ‎ჯელახედუნ (celaxedun, S/he sits on the edge)

Usage notes

  • It becomes ჯელვ- (celv-) before (a).
  • It becomes ჯელ- (cel-) in Atina and Okordule dialect and ჯელვ- (celv-) in Vizha and Artasheni dialects before (o).
  • It becomes ჯელ- (cel-) before (i) and (u).
  • It becomes ჯელე- (cele-) before ვა (va), ბა (ba), ვი (vi), ბი (bi), ვო (vo), ბო (bo), ვუ (vu), ბუ (bu), მა (ma), გა (ga), მი (mi), გი (gi), მო (mo) and გო (go).

Further reading

  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “cela-”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı (in Turkish)