ჭორტი

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian ჭორტი (č̣orṭi).

Noun

ჭორტი • (č̣orṭi)

1. (dated) stone statue
2. (Javakheti) tall smooth stone on roof for pigeons to perch

Derived terms

• დაჭორტვა (dač̣orṭva)
• აჭორტვა (ač̣orṭva)

Related terms

• ჭორტე (č̣orṭe, “small heap of stones”) (Chveneburebi)

See also

• ქვაკაცა (kvaḳaca)

References

• Rayfield, Donald, editor (2006), “ჭორტი”, in A Comprehensive Georgian–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: Garnett Press

Old Georgian

Etymology

Perhaps akin to Old Ossetic τζηρθε (tzērthe) and its descendants. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ჭორტი • (č̣orṭi)

1. cairn, heap of stones
   • 5th century and later, Bible, Joshua (Gelati Bible) 7.26:

     და აღდგეს მის ზედა ჭორტი ქვისაჲ დიდი მოდღენდელად დღედმდე.

     da aɣdges mis zeda č̣orṭi kvisay didi modɣendelad dɣedmde.

     • Translation by Sardshweladse & Fähnrich

       Sie schichteten darüber einen großen Steinhaufen bis zum heutigen Tag.

Usage notes

In the Bible translation, corresponds to Old Armenian կարկառ (karkaṙ) and Ancient Greek σωρός (sōrós).

Descendants

• Georgian: ჭორტი (č̣orṭi), ჭორტე (č̣orṭe)

References

• Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ჭორტი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎^[2] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 558b
• Rayfield, Donald, editor (2006), “ჭორტი”, in A Comprehensive Georgian–English Dictionary‎^[3], London: Garnett Press
• Sardshweladse, Surab, Fähnrich, Heinz (2005) “ჭორტი”, in Altgeorgisch-Deutsches Wörterbuch (Handbook of Oriental Studies; VIII.12), with the collaboration of Irine Melikishvili and Sopio Sardshweladse, Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 1561b, glossing as Haufen, Hügel