خوري
Arabic
Etymology
From Latin curia. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xuː.rijj/
Noun
خُورِيّ • (ḵūriyy) m (plural خَوَارِنَة (ḵawārina))
- parson, curate, priest
Declension
Declension of noun خُورِيّ (ḵūriyy)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | خُورِي ḵūrī | الْخُورِي al-ḵūrī | خُورِي ḵūrī |
Nominative | خُورِيٌّ ḵūriyyun | الْخُورِيُّ al-ḵūriyyu | خُورِيُّ ḵūriyyu |
Accusative | خُورِيًّا ḵūriyyan | الْخُورِيَّ al-ḵūriyya | خُورِيَّ ḵūriyya |
Genitive | خُورِيٍّ ḵūriyyin | الْخُورِيِّ al-ḵūriyyi | خُورِيِّ ḵūriyyi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | خُورِيَّيْن ḵūriyyayn | الْخُورِيَّيْن al-ḵūriyyayn | خُورِيَّيْ ḵūriyyay |
Nominative | خُورِيَّانِ ḵūriyyāni | الْخُورِيَّانِ al-ḵūriyyāni | خُورِيَّا ḵūriyyā |
Accusative | خُورِيَّيْنِ ḵūriyyayni | الْخُورِيَّيْنِ al-ḵūriyyayni | خُورِيَّيْ ḵūriyyay |
Genitive | خُورِيَّيْنِ ḵūriyyayni | الْخُورِيَّيْنِ al-ḵūriyyayni | خُورِيَّيْ ḵūriyyay |
Plural | broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | خَوَارِنَة ḵawārina | الْخَوَارِنَة al-ḵawārina | خَوَارِنَة ḵawārinat |
Nominative | خَوَارِنَةٌ ḵawārinatun | الْخَوَارِنَةُ al-ḵawārinatu | خَوَارِنَةُ ḵawārinatu |
Accusative | خَوَارِنَةً ḵawārinatan | الْخَوَارِنَةَ al-ḵawārinata | خَوَارِنَةَ ḵawārinata |
Genitive | خَوَارِنَةٍ ḵawārinatin | الْخَوَارِنَةِ al-ḵawārinati | خَوَارِنَةِ ḵawārinati |
Proper noun
خُورِيّ • (ḵūriyy) ?
- a surname
Declension
Declension of noun خُورِيّ (ḵūriyy)
Singular | basic singular diptote | ||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | — | خُورِي ḵūrī | — |
Nominative | — | خُورِيُّ ḵūriyyu | — |
Accusative | — | خُورِيَّ ḵūriyya | — |
Genitive | — | خُورِيَّ ḵūriyya | — |
Statistics
- As of 2016, خوري was the most common surname in Lebanon.[1]
References
- Khalife, Leyal (2016), “These are the Arab world's most common family names... / Is your family name on the list?” on stepfeed.com
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “خوري”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN