არქაბი

Laz

Etymology

Origin is unknown. It is thought to come from one of the ancient Zan dialects. The Roman Governor of Cappadocia, Arrianus, mentions a river named Ἄρχαβίς (Árkhabís) or Ἀρχαβές (Arkhabés) in his work "Periplus Ponti Euxini".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ(ɹ)ˈkʰɑbi/
• Hyphenation: არ‧ქა‧ბი

Proper noun

არქაბი • (arkabi) (Latin spelling Arkabi)

1. Arhavi, Artvin (a city in Turkey)

   ჰანდღა არქაბიშა ბულურ

   handğa arkabişa bulur

   I'm going to Arkabi today

Derived terms

• არქაბოჲი (arkaboyi, “Someone from Arkabi”)
• არქაბური (arkaburi, “Someone from Arkabi”)

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–) “Arhavi”, in Nişanyan Yeradları: Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri [Index Anatolicus: An inventory of place names of Turkey and surrounding countries] (in Turkish), retrieved 2022-12-03
• Aleksiva, Irfan (2014) “Arkabi-Arhavi”, in Lazoba: İrfan Çağatay Aleksiva'nin Lazlar ve Lazca üzerine fikir yazıları (in Turkish), retrieved 2022-12-03