اوریا

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Sicilian oru (literally “gold”), possibly through Greek, from Spanish oros m pl whence this sense ultimately derives. Compare Italian denari m pl → Greek δηνάρια n pl (dinária) used for this in North Italy, as also French deniers m.

Noun

اوریا • (orya)

  1. ♦, diamonds in card- and boardgames

Descendants
  • Turkish: orya
  • → Armenian: օրյա (ōrya), օրի (ōri)

See also
Suits in Ottoman Turkish · طاقیم‎ (takım) (layout · text)
قوپه‎ (kupa) ♥ اوریا (orya) ♦ ماچه‎ (maça), كورك‎ (kürek) ♠ اسپاتی‎ (ispati), سیڭك‎ (sinek) ♣

References
  • Deny, Jean (1921) Grammaire de la langue turque (dialecte osmanli), Paris: Leroux, page 790
  • Meyer, Gustav (1892), “Türkische Studien. I. Die griechischen und romanischen Bestandtheile im Wortschatze des Osmanisch-Türkischen”, in Sitzungsberichte der philosophisch-historischen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften (in German), volume 128, Wien: In Commission bei F. Tempsky, page 60
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