ბანოვანი

Georgian edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Georgian ბანოვანი (banovani), from Old Georgian ბანოვანი (banovani), though not attested, from Persian بانوان (bânovân).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /banovani/, [b̥anovani]
  • Hyphenation: ბა‧ნო‧ვა‧ნი

Noun edit

ბანოვანი (banovani) (plural ბანოვანები)

  1. (archaic) A woman with high title, rank
  2. (archaic) lady, woman, madam

Inflection edit

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References edit

  • Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “ბანოვანი”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [Collection of Georgian words, that is a dictionary]‎[1], Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, published 1949, page 45
  • Šaniʒe, Aḳaḳi (1980) Kartuli enis gramaṭiḳis sapuʒvlebi [Basics of Georgian Grammar] (Txzulebani tormeṭ ṭomad; 3) (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Tbilisi State University Press, § 111, page 80