დრამა

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Georgian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /drama/, [d̥ɾama]
  • Hyphenation: დრა‧მა

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Russian драма (drama).

Noun

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დრამა (drama) (uncountable)

  1. drama
Declension
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Old Armenian դրամ (dram), from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭 (ZWZN /⁠drahm⁠/), from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ).

Noun

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დრამა (drama) (plural დრამები)

  1. (historical) a kind of silver coin
  2. (historical) drachm (a unit of weight equal to 1/8 ounce or 3.411 gram)
  3. (figuratively) anything of little value

References

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “դրամ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Čubinov, David (1887) “დრამა”, in Грузинско-русский словарь [Georgian–Russian Dictionary]‎[1], Saint Petersburg: Academy Press