ზვარა

Georgian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ზვარაკი (zvaraḳi). For the loss of -კ- (-ḳ-), see დანა (dana).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zvara/, [zʷaɾa]
  • Hyphenation: ზვა‧რა

Noun

ზვარა • (zvara) (plural ზვარები)

  1. (religion, Khevsureti, Mtiuleti, Pshavi, Imereti) sacrificial livestock
    Synonym: ზვარაკი (zvaraḳi)
  2. (Racha) cow's first calf

Inflection

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Descendants

  • Mingrelian: ზვარი (zvari), ზვერი (zveri), ზვარა (zvara)
  • Svan: ზუ̂ერ (zûer)

Further reading

  • ზვარ”, in Kartuli dialekṭuri ḳorṗusi (in Georgian), Kartuli dialekṭuri ḳorṗusi, 2006–2014
  • ზორ”, in Kartuli dialekṭuri ḳorṗusi (in Georgian), Kartuli dialekṭuri ḳorṗusi, 2006–2014
  • Šaniʒe, Aḳaḳi (1984) Kartuli ḳiloebi mtaši [Georgian Mountain Dialects] (Txzulebani tormeṭ ṭomad; 1) (in Georgian), Tbilisi: University Press, page 324b
  • Ḳobaxiʒe, Aleksandre (1987) Rač̣uli dialekṭis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Rachan dialect dictionary (materials)], Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 49b
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