քիրա

Armenian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish كرا (kira).

Noun

քիրա • (kʻira) (dialectal)

  1. rent
    • ca. 1680–1684, Baṙ girg taliani [An Armenian–Italian Dictionary published in Venice] page 62:[1]
      քրայովտալ[sic]․ ֆիթթարէ
      kʻrayovtal[sic]; fitʻtʻarē
      քրայով տալ (kʻrayov tal) = fidare

Alternative forms

References
  1. Orengo, Alessandro (2019) “Il ԲԱՌ ԳԻՐԳ ՏԱԼԻԱՆԻ Un dizionario armeno-italiano del XVII secolo”, in U. Bläsing, J. Dum-Tragut, T.M. van Lint, editors, Armenian, Hittite, and Indo-European Studies: A Commemoration Volume for Jos J.S. Weitenberg (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 15), Leuven: Peeters, page 247

Further reading
  • Hiwrmiwzean, Eduard (1869) “քիրայ”, in Baṙgirkʻ yašxarhabaṙē i grabaṙ [New Armenian – Old Armenian Dictionary], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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