Georgian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Georgian გული (guli), from Proto-Kartvelian *gul-. Cognate with Svan გუ (gu), გუ̂ი (gûi), გვი (gvi), Laz გური (guri) and Mingrelian გური (guri).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡuli/, [ɡ̊uli]
  • Hyphenation: გუ‧ლი
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Noun edit

გული (guli) (plural გულები)

  1. (anatomy) heart
  2. heart, centre, core
  3. heart as the seat of affections, understanding or will
    სულით და გულით
    sulit da gulit
    heart and soul
  4. (card games) heart

Inflection edit

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Derived terms edit

Old Georgian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Kartvelian *gul-.

Noun edit

გული (guli)

  1. heart
  2. will, certain state of mind
  3. middle part of something

Usage notes edit

This root has a large number of derivatives in both the Old Georgian and the Modern Georgian languages. See Fähnrich-Sarjveladze, p. 155.

Descendants edit

  • Georgian: გული (guli)

References edit

  • Penrixi (Fähnrich), Hainc, Sarǯvelaʒe, Zurab (2000) Kartvelur enata eṭimologiuri leksiḳoni [Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages] (in Georgian), 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Tbilisi Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani State University Press, page 155
  • Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 35
  • Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 116
  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “გული”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 98