კალამი

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian კალამი (ḳalami), from Arabic قَلَم (qalam),[1][2] from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos, reed).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʼalami/
  • Hyphenation: კა‧ლა‧მი

Noun

კალამი (ḳalami) (plural კალმები)

  1. pen
    Synonym: პასტა (ṗasṭa) (slang)

Inflection

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  • ყალამი (q̇alami)

References

  1. Fähnrich, Heinz (1964), “Arabische Lehnwörter in der georgischen Sprache”, in Bedi Kartlisa (in German), volume XVII–XVIII, Paris, page 158 of 155–163
  2. Fähnrich, Heinz (1994) Grammatik der altgeorgischen Sprache (in German), Hamburg: Helmut Buske Verlag, page 246

Further reading

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