The story
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · borrowed fromܐܘܪ“city”
- English todayUrmia
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.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.