პოლიცია
ṗolicia
პოლიცია (ṗolicia) is the Georgian word for police.
პოლიცია refers to a local or general law enforcement agency.
Meaning: local or general law enforcement agency (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The word changes its form depending on its role in a sentence. Use პოლიციაში when expressing 'to the police' or 'in the police', such as when calling them. Use პოლიციამ when the police is the agent performing an action, such as 'the police took action'. The form პოლიციის is the genitive case, used to indicate possession or a relationship, such as 'the police's' or 'of the police'.
How do you pronounce it?
ṗolicia
Did you know?
- While პოლიცია is the standard term, Georgians often use the word მილიცია ('militsia') in casual conversation when referring to the police force of the Soviet era.
- The Georgian word პოლიცია is borrowed from the Russian word 'полиция'.
- To turn the institution პოლიცია into a person, Georgians add the suffix -ელი to create პოლიციელი, meaning 'police officer'.
Examples in context
- ტომმა არ დარეკა პოლიციაში.Tom didn't call the police.This sentence shows how to use the form პოლიცია when saying someone did not call the police.Tatoeba #8465872 by Natalie_71, translation #4135333 by CK
- პოლიციამ დაუყოვნებლივი ქმედება მიიღო, აჯანყებასთან გასამკლავებლად.The police took immediate action to deal with the riot.This sentence demonstrates the use of the form პოლიცია as the agent performing an action.Tatoeba #348083 by Hertz, translation #238368 by CM
- პოლიცია ახლოს არის.politsia akhlos aris.The police are near.
Example conversation
David and Elene are walking on the street when they see an accident.
- დავით Davidდავით, პოლიცია უკვე გამოიძახეს?Davit, politsia ukve gamoizakhes?David, has the police been called already?
- ელენე Eleneკი, ელენე, ახლახან დავრეკე.ki, Elene, akhlan davreke.Yes, Elene, I called just now.
- დავით Davidკარგი, მალე მოვლენ.kargi, male movlen.Good, they will arrive soon.
- ელენე Eleneიმედია, სწრაფად მოვლენ.imedia, srapad movlen.I hope they come quickly.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “police” translations and entries პოლიცია, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries პოლიცია, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
