ܓܘܪܙܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭫𐭥𐭰𐭠𐭭 (ʿlʿcʾn /⁠wiruz-ān⁠/, “Iberians, Georgians”). Doublet of ܓܘܿܪܓ̰ܵܐ (gōrjā).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ˈɡur.zɑːn]

Proper noun

ܓܘܼܪܙܵܢ • (gurzān) f

  1. Georgia (a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)

Derived terms

  • ܓܘܼܪܙܵܢܵܝܵܐ (gurzānāyā, “Georgian”)
  • ܓܘܼܪܙܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (gurzānāˀīṯ, “Georgian language”)
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