Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Latin curio (priest).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

خُورِيّ (ḵūriyym (plural خَوَارِنَة (ḵawārina))

  1. (Christianity) priest, curate, parson

Declension edit

Proper noun edit

خُورِيّ (ḵūriyy?

  1. a surname

Declension edit

Statistics edit

  • As of 2016, خوري was the most common surname in Lebanon.[1]

References edit

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “خوري”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN


South Levantine Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Latin curio (priest).

Noun edit

خُورِي (ḵūrim (plural خَوَارنَة (ḵawārne))

  1. priest