კატაბანი

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Georgian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kʼatʼabani/
  • Hyphenation: კა‧ტა‧ბა‧ნი

Etymology 1

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From Old Armenian կատապան (katapan).

Noun

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კატაბანი (ḳaṭabani) (plural კატაბანები)

  1. (obsolete) governor
Inflection
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References

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կատապան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press

Etymology 2

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From Middle Georgian კატაბანი (ḳaṭabani), attested in "The Knight in the Panther's Skin", likely borrowed from Arabic كَذِب (kaḏib).

Noun

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კატაბანი (ḳaṭabani) (plural კატაბანები)

  1. (obsolete) falsehood
    Synonyms: სიცრუე (sicrue), ტყუილი (ṭq̇uili)
Inflection
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