ზორვა

Georgian

Etymology

An Iranian borrowing. Compare Old Armenian զոհ (zoh), also from Iranian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zɔrvɑ/

Noun

ზორვა • (zorva) (plural ზორვები)

  1. (obsolete) sacrifice
  • საზორავი (sazoravi)
  • საზორველი (sazorveli)
  • ზვარაკი (zvaraḳi)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “զոհ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • čubinašvili, niḳo (1812–1825), “ზორვა”, in kartuli leksiḳoni rusulis targamaniturt [Georgian Explanatory Dictionary with Russian Commentaries], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences
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