ჯამე

Laz

Alternative forms

  • ნჯამე (ncame)Arkabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جامع (camiʼ), Derived from Arabic جَامِع (jāmiʕ).

Noun

ჯამე • (came) (Latim spelling came) (Atina, Vitse, Akçakoca)

  1. (Islam) mosque
    Synonym: ოხამულე (oxamule)
    ჰამ ჯამეზ არ აბდეზხანა უქო(რ)ომს.
    ham camez ar abdezxana uko(r)oms.
    This mosque needs a toilet.

Declension

Declension of ჯამე (came) (see Laz declension)
singular plural
absolutive ჯამე (came) ჯამეფე (camepe)
ergative ჯამექ (camek) ჯამეფექ (camepek)
dative ჯამეს (cames) ჯამეფეს (camepes)
genitive ჯამეშ(ი) (cameş(i)) ჯამეფეშ(ი) (camepeş(i))
directive ჯამეშე (cameşe) ჯამეფეშე (camepeşe)
ablative ჯამეშენ (cameşen) ჯამეფეშენ (camepeşen)
locative ჯამეს (cames) ჯამეფეს (camepes)
instrumental ჯამეთენ (cameten) ჯამეფეთენ (camepeten)

Notes: dialects may differ on declension.

Further reading

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