გული

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian გული (guli), from Proto-Kartvelian *gul-. Cognate with Svan გუ (gu), გუ̂ი (gûi), გვი (gvi), Laz გური (guri) and Mingrelian გური (guri).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡuli/, [ɡ̊uli]
  • Hyphenation: გუ‧ლი
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Noun

გული • (guli) (plural გულები)

  1. (anatomy) heart
  2. heart, centre, core
  3. heart as the seat of affections, understanding or will
    სულით და გულით
    sulit da gulit
    heart and soul
  4. (card games) heart

Inflection

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Derived terms

Old Georgian

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *gul-.

Noun

გული • (guli)

  1. heart
  2. will, certain state of mind
  3. middle part of something

Usage notes

This root has a large number of derivatives in both the Old Georgian and the Modern Georgian languages. See Fähnrich-Sarjveladze, p. 155.

Descendants

  • Georgian: გული (guli)

References

  • Penrixi (Fähnrich), Hainc, Sarǯvelaʒe, Zurab (2000) Kartvelur enata eṭimologiuri leksiḳoni [Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages] (in Georgian), 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Tbilisi Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani State University Press, page 155
  • Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 35
  • Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 116
  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “გული”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 98
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