քուրայ

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • քրայ (kʿray)

Etymology

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

Noun

քուրայ (kʿuray)

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

Declension

Derived terms

  • քրայական (kʿrayakan)
  • քրէական (kʿrēakan)

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), քուրայ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), քուրայ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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