The ''Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian Language'' ( ka, ქართული ენის განმარტებითი ლექსიკონი) is one of the major explanatory dictionaries of the
Georgian language
Georgian (, , ) is the most widely-spoken Kartvelian language, and serves as the literary language or lingua franca for speakers of related languages. It is the official language of Georgia and the native or primary language of 87.6% of its p ...
. It consists of eight volumes and contains nearly 115,000 words. The editor in chief was
Arnold Chikobava. It was produced since 1950 until 1964, and about 150 scientists worked on it. It was the first Georgian dictionary which had a systematic documentation for each word. The words are arranged alphabetically. The first volume contains a brief description of the grammar of Georgian.
[Hewitt, B. G. (1995), ''Georgian: A Structural Reference Grammar'', p. 6, Amsterdam: John Benjamins.]
See also
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Georgian language
Georgian (, , ) is the most widely-spoken Kartvelian language, and serves as the literary language or lingua franca for speakers of related languages. It is the official language of Georgia and the native or primary language of 87.6% of its p ...
References
External links
Online version of the dictionary
Georgian dictionaries
1950 non-fiction books
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