քուրայ

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Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܟܘܪܐ (kūrāʼ, melting pot; furnace).

Noun

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քուրայ (kʻuray)

  1. crucible, melting pot; cupel; furnace where metal is melted
  2. furnace in a bathhouse
  3. a bowl where earthen vessels are baked

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: քուրա (kʻura)
  • Cappadocian Greek: κουρά (kourá), κουρέ (kouré), κουράδι (kourádi)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “քուրայ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “քուրայ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press