Origin of Oorpat (Friday in Armenian)

The Armenian “oorpat” (Friday) drives from “arub shabbat”/”erweba dshab’ba” of Assyrian-Semitic, meaning “preparation”—in this case for Saturday. To keep Shabbat sacred, the Assyrians had to prepare everything one day before the sacred day of rest. In Old Armenian “Oorpayoutiun” means preparation.

The Armenian “oorpat” (Friday) drives from “arub shabbat”/”erweba dshab’ba” of Assyrian-Semitic, meaning “preparation”—in this case for Saturday. To keep Shabbat sacred, the Assyrians had to prepare everything one day before the sacred day of rest. In Old Armenian “Oorpayoutiun” means preparation.