Ottoman Turkish edit

Etymology edit

From Sicilian oru (literally gold), possibly through Greek, from Spanish oros m pl whence this sense ultimately derives. Compare Italian denari m plGreek δηνάρια n pl (dinária) used for this in North Italy, as also French deniers m.

Noun edit

اوریا (orya)

  1. , diamonds in card- and boardgames

Descendants edit

  • Turkish: orya
  • Armenian: օրյա (ōrya), օրի (ōri)

See also edit

Suits in Ottoman Turkish · طاقیم (takım) (layout · text)
       
قوپه (kupa) اوریا (orya) ماچه (maça), كورك (kürek) اسپاتی (ispati), سیڭك (siñek)

References edit

  • Deny, Jean (1921) Grammaire de la langue turque (dialecte osmanli), Paris: Leroux, page 790
  • Meyer, Gustav (1893) “Türkische Studien. I. Die griechischen und romanischen Bestandtheile im Wortschatze des Osmanisch-Türkischen”, in Sitzungsberichte der philosophisch-historischen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften (in German), volume 128, Wien: In Commission bei F. Tempsky, page 60