ალქატი

Georgian

Alternative forms

• ალქათი (alkati) — Fereydan

Etymology

From Old Georgian ალქატი (alkaṭi), from Old Armenian աղքատ (ałkʻat).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alkʰatʼi/
• Hyphenation: ალ‧ქა‧ტი

Adjective

Adjectival declension of ალქატი

Case	adjective
nominative, genitive, instrumental	ალქატი (alkaṭi)
ergative	ალქატმა (alkaṭma)
dative, adverbial	ალქატ (alkaṭ)
vocative	ალქატო (alkaṭo)

ალქატი • (alkaṭi) (comparative უფრო ალქატი, superlative ყველაზე ალქატი)

1. (archaic) poor, impoverished
2. (Fereydan, of land) arid, barren
3. (Khevsureti, of person's face) grayish, pale

Derived terms

• ალქატი ღომი (alkaṭi ɣomi)

References

• Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ალქატი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
• Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ალქატი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎^[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 4
• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “աղքատ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
• “ალქატი”, in Kartuli dialekṭuri ḳorṗusi‎^[2] (in Georgian), Kartuli dialekṭuri ḳorṗusi, 2006–2014