თე

Laz

Alternative forms

• თენა (tena) — Sumla, Tsati, Trevendi, Sumlanogha, Motskhora, Kontiva

Etymology

Akin to Mingrelian ვე-თე (ve-te, “bright meadow in dense forest”, literally “field-light”), თეული (teuli, “white spot on forehead”). Klimov uncertainly derives from Proto-Kartvelian *te- (“light”), from which, according to him, Proto-Kartvelian *ten- : *tn- (“to become visible, be getting light”) is derived.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰɛ/

Noun

თე • (te) (Latin spelling te) (Arkabi, Khopa–Batumi, Chkhala)

1. light

   Synonym: ჩონა (çona)

   ქემალიქ მწკუფი ივაში თეზ ნუნწამს

   kemalik mǯǩupi ivaşi tez nunǯams

   Kemal turns on the light when it's dark

Derived terms

• თენონი (tenoni, “illuminated”)
• თუთასტე (tutasťe, “moonlight”)

Further reading

• Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 67
• Kiria, Č̣abuḳi, Ezugbaia, Lali, Memišiši, Omar, Čuxua, Merab (2015) Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 793, links with Svan თე (te, “eye”)
• Čuxua, Merab (2018) “Axali masalebi kartuli enis isṭoriul-eṭimologiuri leksiḳonisatvis [New Materials for the Georgian Historical-Etymological Dictionary]”, in Eṭimologiuri ʒiebani (in Georgian), volume XV, Tbilisi, pages 84–85, links with Svan თე (te, “eye”)
• Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “te”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎^[1] (in Turkish)
• Tandilava, Ali (2013) “თე”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎^[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi

Svan

Etymology

Uncertain. Either from Proto-Kartvelian *twal- (“eye”) or from Proto-Kartvelian *ter- (“white”).

Noun

თე • (te) (plural თე̄რა̈ლ or თერა̈რ or თერა̈ლ)

1. eye
2. precious stone

Further reading

• Dondua, Ḳarṗez (2001) “თე”, in Svanur-kartul-rusuli leksiḳoni (lašxuri dialekṭi) [Svan–Georgian–Russian Dictionary (Lashkh dialect)] (Kartvelologiuri biblioteḳa; 6), revised and prepared for publication by Aleksandre Oniani, Tbilisi: Tbilisi State Pedagogical University Press, page 110b
• Liṗarṭeliani, Aslan (1994) “თე”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni (čoluruli ḳilo) [Svan-Georgian dictionary (Cholur dialect)], Tbilisi, page 109b
• Nižaradze, B. Š. (2012) “თვალი”, in Gruzino-svansko-russkij slovarʹ. Verxnebalskij dialekt [Georgian–Svan–Russian Dictionary: Upper Bal Dialect], 2nd edition, prepared for publication and prefaced by Lela Nižaradze, Tbilisi: Universal, page 123b
• Topuria, Varlam, Kaldani, Maksime (1994) “თე”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 556