ალევი
Laz
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Turkish Alevi. Derived from Arabic عَلَوِيّ (ʕalawiyy).
Adjective
[edit]ალევი • (alevi) (Latin spelling Alevi, plural ალევიფე)
- Alevite
- “თურქიჲას 20 (ეჩი) მილჲონი ალევი რენ” ჲა დო ითქვინენ
- “turkiyas 20 (eçi) milyoni alevi ren” ya do itkvinen
- It is said that there are 20 million Alevites in Turkey
Usage notes
[edit]- The irregular plural is formed due to the recent introduction of this word into Laz
Further reading
[edit]- Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “Alevi”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)