ციბა

Mingrelian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare obsolete and dialectal Georgian ციბა / ჩიბა (ciba / čiba, “small dog”).[1]

Noun

ციბა • (ciba)

  1. cat
    Synonym: კატუ (ḳaṭu)

Derived terms
  • ციბუნია (cibunia)
  • ციბუცია (cibucia)

References
  1. Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “ციბა”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [Collection of Georgian words, that is a dictionary]‎, Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, published 1949, page 831a

Further reading
  • Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ციბა”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1758
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