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სოროჲ

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Old Georgian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian սոր (sor), stem սորո- (soro-).[1][2][3]

Noun

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სოროჲ (soroy)

  1. hole (as an animal dwelling)
    • 5th century and later, Bible, Jeremiah 48.28:
      დაუტევნეს ქალაქნი, და დაეშჱნნეს კლდესა ზედა მკჳდრნი მოაბისანი, იქმნეს იგინი ვითარცა ტრედნი მბუდებელნი კლდესა შინა პირსა სოროთასა.
      dauṭevnes kalakni, da daešēnnes ḳldesa zeda mḳwidrni moabisani, ikmnes igini vitarca ṭredni mbudebelni ḳldesa šina ṗirsa sorotasa.
      O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole's mouth.

Usage notes

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In Jeremiah, corresponds to Old Armenian սոր (sor) and Ancient Greek βόθυνος (bóthunos).

Descendants

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  • Georgian: სორო (soro)
    • Armenian: սորո (soro)Tbilisi

References

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  1. ^ Kluge, Theodor (1914) “Die Indo-Germanischen Lehnwörter im Georgischen (Suite)”, in Revue de linguistique et de philologie comparée[1] (in German), volume 47, Paris, page 33
  2. ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1987) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan [History of the Armenian language: The Pre-Literary Period]‎[2] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 590
  3. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “սոր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page pa

Further reading

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