ობოლი

Georgian

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *obol- (“orphan”). Cognate with Mingrelian ომბოლი (omboli).

Starostin connects it with Proto-North-Caucasian *HubV̆ and considers the comparison with Proto-Indo-European *orbho- to be problematic. Compare Avar гьобол (hobol, “stranger, guest”).

Ačar̩ean derives from Old Armenian որբ (orb).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔbɔli/
  • Hyphenation: ო‧ბო‧ლი

Noun

ობოლი • (oboli) (plural ობოლები)

  1. orphan

References
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “որբ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Starostin, S. A. (2005), “*obol-”, in Kartvelian etymological database compiled on the basis of G. Klimov's and Fähnrich-Sarjveladze's etymological dictionaries of Kartvelian languages
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