Armenian

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Noun

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հրեայ (hreay)

  1. Traditional orthography spelling of հրեա (hrea)

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Etymology

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From earlier *հուրեայ (*hureay), from Classical Syriac ܝܗܘܕܝܐ (ʾīhūḏāyāʾ, yūḏāyāʾ) +‎ -եայ (-eay). The ending may be directly from Syriac, contaminated with the suffix -եայ (-eay).

Noun

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հրեայ (hreay)

  1. Jew, Hebrew
    հրէայքhrēaykʻthe Jews
    թաղ հրէիցtʻał hrēicʻJewry, Jew's ward, quarter in a town

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Further reading

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  • Abajev, V. I. (1989) “¹wirag”, in Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume IV, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 110
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “հրեայ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “հրէայ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, , § 2.223
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “հրէայ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy