ოთვა

Laz

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *(s)a-rtw-l- (“roof”). Cognate with Georgian სართული (sartuli) and Mingrelian ორთვალი (ortvali).

Noun

ოთვა • (otva) (plural ოთვაფე, Latin spelling otva) (Atina, Vizha, Artasheni, Vitse)

1. roof

   ოთვა მთურითე ჯეჭორდუ

   otva mturite ceç̌ordu

   The roof broke because of the snow

2. outer surface of the roof; housetop; a covering, usually covered with tiles, built over buildings to protect them from all kinds of external influences

   Synonym: ჭერი (ç̌eri)

   ლიმხონა ოთვა ეჲოდუჲ

   limxona otva eyoduy

   He puts the fern on the roof

Further reading

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