უ- -ალი

Georgian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /u ali/

Circumfix

უ- -ალი • (u- -ali)

  1. Circumfixed to nouns or verbal nouns to form adjectives meaning 'without (noun affixed)': -less, un-, in- im-, lacking in something, devoid of something.
    ‎ტირილი (ṭirili, “crying”) → ‎უტირალი (uṭirali, “tearless, without crying”)

Usage notes

A variation of უ- -არი (u- -ari), when the circumfixed word doesn’t contain the letter ლ (l), or if it does, the letter in question is followed by the letter რ (r) just before the suffix part. Compare უცინარი (ucinari) and უტირალი (uṭirali). Also see პორტუგალიური (ṗorṭugaliuri) to understand this consonant harmony, which can be represented schematically as:

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