ავლია

Laz

Alternative forms

• ავლა (avla)
• ავლი (avli)

Etymology

From the by-forms of Pontic Greek αυλαία (avlaía). The form ავლი (avli) is from the synonymous Pontic Greek αυλή (avlí).

Noun

ავლია • (avlia)

1. yard, courtyard

Further reading

• Marr, N. (1910) “ავლია”, in Грамматика чанского (лазского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Chan (Laz) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 2) (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 125a
• Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ავლია”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎^[1], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi