დრამა

Georgian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /drama/
  • Hyphenation: დრა‧მა

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma, an act, a theatrical act, a play).

Noun

დრამა (drama) (uncountable)

  1. drama
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Armenian դրամ (dram), from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭 (ZWZN /drahm/), from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ).

Noun

დრამა (drama) (plural დრამები)

  1. (historical) a kind of silver coin
  2. (historical) drachm (a unit of weight equal to 1/8 ounce or 3.411 gram)
  3. (figuratively) anything of little value

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), դրամ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Čubinov, David (1887), დრამა”, in Gruzinsko-russkij slovarʹ [Georgian–Russian Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences
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