ტოლი

Georgian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʼɔlɪ/

Etymology 1

Ačaṙyan compares with Old Armenian տող (toł, “straight line, row”) and assumes a common borrowing from an unattested Hurrian-Urartian word.

Adjective
Adjectival declension of ტოლი
Case adjective
nominative, genitive, instrumental ტოლი (ṭoli)
ergative ტოლმა (ṭolma)
dative, adverbial ტოლ (ṭol)
vocative ტოლო (ṭolo)

ტოლი • (ṭoli) (not comparable)

  1. equal

Noun

ტოლი • (ṭoli) (plural ტოლები)

  1. One's equal (in age, in volume, etc.) person; one's match.
  2. (figuratively) friend.
  3. (figuratively) wife.
See also

References
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “տող”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press

Etymology 2

From French tôle

Noun

ტოლი • (ṭoli) (plural ტოლები)

  1. roofing felt (roofing and waterproofing material made by impregnating roofing paper with coal tar or shale oil products)

References
  • Arnold Čikobava et al., editors (1950–64), “ტოლი”, in kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi
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