Georgian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vali/
  • Hyphenation: ვა‧ლი

Etymology 1

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From Old Georgian ვალი (vali).

Noun

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ვალი (vali) (usually uncountable, plural ვალები)

  1. debt
  2. obligation
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Derived terms
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References

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  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ვალი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 153

Etymology 2

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Ultimately from Arabic وَالٍ (wālin), likely through Ottoman Turkish.

Noun

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ვალი (vali) (plural ვალები)

  1. wali (A provincial governor in certain Islamic countries.)
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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *q̇w-el-.

Noun

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ვალი (vali) (Latin spelling vali)

  1. Atina and Vizha form of ყვალი (qvali)
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish والی (vali), Derived from Arabic وَالِي (wālī).

Noun

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ვალი (vali) (Latin spelling vali)

  1. governor
    თასინიქ ბერეფემუში ვალი დო კაჲმაკამეფეზ ელუშინამს
    tasinik berepemuşi vali do ǩaymaǩamepez eluşinams
    Tahsin compares his children to governors and district governors
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Further reading

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  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “vali[1]”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[2] (in Turkish)
  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “vali[2]”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[3] (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ვალი1”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎[4], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ვალი2”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎[5], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi