English
Urmia
Urmia may come from Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܐܘܪ ‘city’.
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaicmodernܐܘܪw-r‘city’uncertain
- EnglishtodayUrmia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaicmodernܐܘܪw-r‘city’uncertain
- EnglishtodayUrmia
The story
Probably from Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܐܘܪ (w-r, “city”), a common Assyrian name for cities around Mesopotamia, and ܡܝܐ (miyā, “water”), referring to the great lake nearby.
Every English word from Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܐܘܪ
Today it means
name A salt lake northwestern Iran, near Turkey.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܐܘܪ / Urmia