დობერა

Mingrelian

Alternative forms

  • დობირა (dobira)

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *dab-.

Noun

დობერა • (dobera) (plural დობერეფი)

  1. fertile, arable soil
  2. valley, field
  3. lowlands

Descendants

  • Georgian: (Guria) დობირა (dobira, best soil for vines), დობირო (dobiro, vine-growing area), (Imereti) დობილო (dobilo)

Further reading

  • Kajaia, Otar (2005) “დობერა”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 418
  • Kiria, Č̣abuḳi, Ezugbaia, Lali, Memišiši, Omar, Čuxua, Merab (2015) Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 787
  • Kobalia, Alio (2010) “დობერა”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7)‎[1], online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN
  • Pipia, Daniel (2008) “დობერა”, in Tamaz Pipia, Givi Boǯgua, editors, Megruli saleksiḳono masalebi [Megrelian dictionary materials] (Ḳolxuri seria; 3)‎[2], online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN