See also: կուր

Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Old Armenian Կուր (Kur), perhaps ultimately from Urartian 𒆳𒄣𒊑𒀀𒉌 (KURqu-ri-a-ni /⁠Quriani⁠/), a land possibly in the upper reaches of the Kura river.[1] The form Քուռ (Kʻuṙ) is probably a new borrowing from Persian.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Կուր (Kur)

  1. Kura

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Diakonoff, I. M., Kashkai, S. M. (1981) “Quriane”, in Geographical Names According to Urartian Texts (Répertoire géographique des textes cunéiformes; 9), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, pages 70–71

Further reading

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  • Barseġyan, Hovhannes (2006) “Ašxarhagrakan anunneri hayeren taṙadarjutʻyan masin orošum [A Decision on Armenian Transcription of Geographic Names]”, in Terminabanakan ew uġġagrakan teġekatu [Terminological and Orthographic Reference Book]‎[1] (in Armenian), 6th edition, Yerevan: 9-rd hrashalik, →ISBN, page 51