თემი

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian, from Byzantine Greek θέμα (théma, “military-administrative division”). Doublet of თემა (tema).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tʰemi]

Noun

თემი • (temi) (plural თემები)

1. community
2. Second-level administrative division in modern Georgia; municipality

Descendants

• → Bats: თემ (tem)

See also

• ერთობა (ertoba)

References

• Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “თემი”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [Collection of Georgian words, that is a dictionary]‎^[1], Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, published 1949, page 136