Etymology

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Borrowed from Turkish Alevi. Derived from Arabic عَلَوِيّ (ʕalawiyy).

Adjective

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ალევი (alevi) (Latin spelling Alevi, plural ალევიფე)

  1. Alevite
    “თურქიჲას 20 (ეჩი) მილჲონი ალევი რენ” ჲა დო ითქვინენ
    “turkiyas 20 (eçi) milyoni alevi ren” ya do itkvinen
    It is said that there are 20 million Alevites in Turkey

Usage note

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  • The irregular plural is formed due to the recent introduction of this word into Laz

Further reading

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  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “Alevi”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)