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ნჯილო

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish جلیل (celil), from Arabic جَلِيل (jalīl).[1]

Noun

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ნჯილო • (nǯilo) (plural ნჯილოეფი)

  1. (figuratively) lion

Adjective

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ნჯილო • (nǯilo)

  1. powerful, huge, enormous, thick

References

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  1. ^ Kipšidze, Iosif (1914) “ნჯილო”, in Грамматика мингрельского (иверского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Mingrelian (Iverian) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 7)‎[1] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 413b

Further reading

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  • Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ნჯილო”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1078
  • Kobalia, Alio (2010) “ნჯილო”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7)‎[2], online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN
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