ღორმოთი

Laz

Alternative forms

• ღორმოტი (ğormoťi) — Atina, Vizha, Artasheni

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *ɣamort-.

Noun

ღორმოთი • (ğormoti) (Latin spelling ğormoti) (Vitse–Arkabi, Khopa, Chkhala)

1. supernatural being in the ancient beliefs of the Laz, god

Proper noun

ღორმოთი • (ğormoti) (Latin spelling Ğormoti) (Vitse–Arkabi, Khopa, Chkhala)

1. (recent usage) God in monotheistic religions, Allah

   Synonym: თანგრი (tangri)

   გურონიზ ღორმოთიქ ნუშველს

   Guroniz Ğormotik nuşvels

   God helps the brave (If you start with courage, you will succeed with cooperation)

Further reading

• Hervás, Lorenzo (1787) Vocabolario poligloto, con prolegomeni sopra più di CL lingue (in Italian), Cesena: Gregorio Biasini, § 73, page 68, records as gormoti, ormoti
• Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “ğormoti”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎^[1] (in Turkish)
• Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ღორმოთი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎^[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi