اوریا
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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 pl → Greek δηνάρια n pl (dinária) used for this in North Italy, as also French deniers m.
Noun[edit]
اوریا • (orya)
- ♦, diamonds in card- and boardgames
Descendants[edit]
See also[edit]
| Suits in Ottoman Turkish · طاقیم (takım) (layout · text) | |||
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| 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