ურია

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Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian ჰურიაჲ (huriay), form Old Armenian *հուրեայ (*hureay), the earlier form of հրեայ (hreay).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ურია

Noun

ურია (uria) (plural ურიები)

  1. (obsolete) Jew

Usage notes

  • This word, unlike ებრაელი (ebraeli), used to carry negative and often offensive connotations.

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “հրեայ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 134b