árva

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *orpa (“orphan”). Cognates include Finnish orpo and Estonian orb, originally from an Indo-European language (Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos); compare Sanskrit अर्भ (árbha), Ancient Greek ὀρφανός (orphanós), Armenian որբ (orb).

• IPA^(key): [ˈaːrvɒ]
• Hyphenation: ár‧va

árva (comparative árvább, superlative legárvább)

1. orphan (deprived of parents)

   Örökbe fogadtak egy árva gyereket. ― They have adopted an orphan child.

2. single, sole (one in number, typically in negative sentences)

   Egy árva szót nem szóltam. ― I never said a single word.

árva (plural árvák)

1. orphan (a minor whose parents have died or permanently abandoned them)

• árvaház
• árvalányhaj
• árvasor