ოფშა
Appearance
Laz
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]By surface analysis, ო- (o-) + ფშ- (pş-) + -ა (-a). Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *(s)a-ws₁-e- (“full, complete”). Cognate with Georgian სავსე (savse) and Mingrelian ოფშა (opša).
Adjective
[edit]ოფშა • (opşa) (Latin spelling opşa)
- (Atina, Artasheni) bountiful, rich
- (Vizha, Artasheni, Vitse–Arkabi, Khopa, Chkhala) full
- კალათი ლაზუტითე თი შაქიზ ოფშა რენ
- ǩalati lazuťite ti şakiz opşa ren
- The basket is filled to the top with corn
Adverb
[edit]ოფშა • (opşa) (Latin spelling opşa)
Further reading
[edit]- Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “opşa[1]”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)
- Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “opşa[2]”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[2] (in Turkish)
- Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ოფშა”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary][3], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi