სული

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian სული (suli), from Proto-Kartvelian *s₁ul-. The similarity between Georgian სული (suli) and English soul is coincidental.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suli/
  • Hyphenation: სუ‧ლი

Noun

სული • (suli) (plural სულები)

  1. spirit, ghost
  2. soul
  3. man, person, member
    რამდენი სულია ამ ოჯახში?
    ramdeni sulia am oǯaxši?
    How many people are in this family?
  4. exhalation, expelled air
    სანთელს სული შეუბერა და ჩააქრო.
    santels suli šeubera da čaakro.
    He blew out the candle.
  5. (figurative) life

Inflection

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Derived terms

Old Georgian

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *s₁ul-.

Noun

სული • (suli)

  1. man, person
  2. ghost, particularly an "evil" one
  3. corpse (?)
  4. head
  5. air
  6. wind
  7. the act of breathing
  8. steam
  9. odour, smell
  10. Holy Spirit

Descendants

  • Georgian: სული (suli)

Further reading

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “სული”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 404a
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