არაჶა

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عرفه (ʿarife), Derived from Arabic عَرَفَة (ʕarafa).

Noun

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არაჶა (arafa) (Latin spelling arafa) (Atina, Vizha, Vitse–Arkabi, Khopa–Batumi, Chkhala)

  1. eve (day before holiday)
    ნანაქ არაჶაში ნდგაზ გჲარი ხაზირუმზ.
    nanak arafaşi ndgaz gyari xazirumz.
    My mom is preparing dinner on the eve.

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “Arafa”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “არაჶა”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi