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Georgian
Etymology
From Old Georgian ლოცვაჲ (locvay), verbal noun of ილოცავს (ilocavs).
Pronunciation
Noun
ლოცვა • (locva) (plural ლოცვები)
- prayer
- blessing (imperfective, please see: დალოცვა (dalocva))
Inflection
Postpositional inflection of ლოცვა (see Georgian postpositions)
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postpositions taking a dative case
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singular
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plural
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-ზე (-ze, “on”)
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ლოცვაზე (locvaze)
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ლოცვებზე (locvebze)
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-თან (-tan, “near”)
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ლოცვასთან (locvastan)
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ლოცვებთან (locvebtan)
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-ში (-ši, “in”)
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ლოცვაში (locvaši)
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ლოცვებში (locvebši)
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-ვით (-vit, “like”)
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ლოცვასავით (locvasavit)
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ლოცვებივით (locvebivit)
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postpositions taking a genitive case
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singular
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plural
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-თვის (-tvis, “for”)
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ლოცვისთვის (locvistvis)
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ლოცვებისთვის (locvebistvis)
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-ებრ (-ebr, “like”)
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ლოცვისებრ (locvisebr)
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ლოცვებისებრ (locvebisebr)
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-კენ (-ḳen, “towards”)
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ლოცვისკენ (locvisḳen)
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ლოცვებისკენ (locvebisḳen)
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-გან (-gan, “from/of”)
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ლოცვისგან (locvisgan)
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ლოცვებისგან (locvebisgan)
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postpositions taking an instrumental case
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singular
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plural
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-დან (-dan, “from/since”)
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ლოცვიდან (locvidan)
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ლოცვებიდან (locvebidan)
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-ურთ (-urt, “together with”)
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ლოცვითურთ (locviturt)
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ლოცვებითურთ (locvebiturt)
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postpositions taking an adverbial case
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singular
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plural
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-მდე (-mde, “up to”)
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ლოცვამდე (locvamde)
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ლოცვებამდე (locvebamde)
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Verbal noun
ლოცვა • (locva) (impf., perfective დალოცვა)
- verbal noun of ლოცავს (locavs)
- verbal noun of ლოცულობს (loculobs)
Inflection
Postpositional inflection of ლოცვა (see Georgian postpositions)
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postpositions taking a dative case
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singular
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plural
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-ზე (-ze, “on”)
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ლოცვაზე (locvaze)
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-თან (-tan, “near”)
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ლოცვასთან (locvastan)
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-ში (-ši, “in”)
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ლოცვაში (locvaši)
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-ვით (-vit, “like”)
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ლოცვასავით (locvasavit)
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postpositions taking a genitive case
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singular
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plural
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-თვის (-tvis, “for”)
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ლოცვისთვის (locvistvis)
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-ებრ (-ebr, “like”)
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ლოცვისებრ (locvisebr)
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-კენ (-ḳen, “towards”)
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ლოცვისკენ (locvisḳen)
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-გან (-gan, “from/of”)
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ლოცვისგან (locvisgan)
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postpositions taking an instrumental case
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singular
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plural
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-დან (-dan, “from/since”)
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ლოცვიდან (locvidan)
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-ურთ (-urt, “together with”)
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ლოცვითურთ (locviturt)
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postpositions taking an adverbial case
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singular
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plural
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-მდე (-mde, “up to”)
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ლოცვამდე (locvamde)
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Derived terms
Terms derived from the verbal noun ლოცვა
Further reading
- Kluge, Theodor (1912–1914) “Sur un préfixe des langues caucasiques du sud (suite et fin)”, in Mémoires de la Société de linguistique de Paris (in French), volume 18, page 168 of 163–170, connecting with Old Armenian աղօթք (ałōtʻkʻ), Russian моли́тва (molítva)