Armenian

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كرا (kira).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    քիրա (kʻira) (traditional orthography spelling քիրայ) (dialectal)

    1. rent
      Synonym: վարձ (varj)
      Alternative form: քրա (kʻra)
      • 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

    Declension

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    References

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    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

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    • Ananean, Mkrtičʻ (1769) “քիրայ”, in Baṙgirkʻ Haykazean lezui. Baṙgirkʻ yašxarhabaṙē i grabaṙn [Dictionary of the Armenian Language. Dictionary from New Armenian into Old Armenian]‎[1] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 682a
    • Hiwrmiwzean, Eduard (1869) “քիրայ”, in Baṙgirkʻ yašxarhabaṙē i grabaṙ [New Armenian – Old Armenian Dictionary], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy