ნათელი

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Georgian

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Etymology

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From Old Georgian ნათელი (nateli), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *nat-e- (light), from *nat- (to shine, give light). Cognate with Mingrelian ნოთე (note, ray of light; torch) and Laz ნოთე (note, torch).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [natʰeli]
  • Hyphenation: ნა‧თე‧ლი

Adjective

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ნათელი (nateli) (comparative უფრო ნათელი, superlative ყველაზე ნათელი)

  1. lighted, light
  2. (figuratively) obvious, blatant
    ნათელი მაგალითიnateli magalitiblatant example

Derived terms

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References

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  • Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 313-314
  • Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, pages 136-137

Old Georgian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Georgian-Zan *nat-e- (light), from *nat- (to shine, give light), which is one of the largest terms by number of derivatives.

Adjective

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ნათელი (nateli)

  1. (figuratively) obvious, blatant
  2. clean

Noun

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ნათელი (nateli)

  1. light
  2. (beam of light) ray
  3. candle

Descendants

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  • Georgian: ნათელი (nateli)

References

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  • Fähnrich, Heinz, Sarǯvelaʒe, Zurab (2000) Kartvelur enata eṭimologiuri leksiḳoni [Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages] (in Georgian), 2nd edition, Tbilisi: University Press, page 353
  • Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 137
  • Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 313