ტოლი

Georgian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʼoli/
• Hyphenation: ტო‧ლი

Etymology 1

Ačaṙyan compares with Old Armenian տող (toł, “straight line, row”) and assumes a common borrowing from an unattested Hurro-Urartian word.

Adjective

Adjectival declension of ტოლი

Case	adjective
nominative, genitive, instrumental	ტოლი (ṭoli)
ergative	ტოლმა (ṭolma)
dative, adverbial	ტოლ (ṭol)
vocative	ტოლო (ṭolo)

ტოლი • (ṭoli) (not comparable)

1. equal

Noun

ტოლი • (ṭoli) (plural ტოლები)

1. One's equal (in age, in volume, etc.) person; one's match.
2. (figuratively) friend.
3. (figuratively) wife.

See also

• არიფი (aripi)
• თვისტომი (tvisṭomi)
• მეგობარი (megobari)
• მოყვარე (moq̇vare)
• ნაცნობი (nacnobi)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “տող”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press

Etymology 2

From French tôle.

Noun

ტოლი • (ṭoli) (plural ტოლები)

1. roofing felt (roofing and waterproofing material made by impregnating roofing paper with coal tar or shale oil products)

References

• Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ტოლი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi