ურია

Georgian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /uria/
  • 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
  • → Abkhaz: а-уриа (a-urja)
  • → Bats: ურივ (uriv), უჲროვ (uyrov)
  • → Mingrelian: ურია (uria)
  • → Ossetian: уираг (wirag)
  • → Svan: ურიაჲ (uriay)

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