Ալավերդի

Armenian

Alternative forms

  • Ալլահվերդի (Allahverdi) obsolete

Etymology

The earlier form is Ալլահվերդի (Allahverdi), from Turkic: compare Turkish Allahverdi, Azerbaijani Allahverdi (literally given by God). The city is named after a certain Allahverdi, a 17th century leader of a nomadic Turkic tribe called Borčalu, which gave its name to the Borchali region of Georgia.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ալավերդի • (Alaverdi)

  1. a male given name
  2. Alaverdi

Declension

Derived terms

  • Ալավերդյան (Alaverdyan)

References

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