English Explanatory Dictionary

Mitanni

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Hurrian kingdom in northern Mesopotamia from circa 1500 B.C.E., at the height of its power, during the 14th century BC, encompassing what is today southeastern Turkey, northern Syria and northern Iraq.

Pronunciation

/mɪˈtæni/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Mitanni.wav

Word forms

Mitanni Mittani

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Hittite 𒌷𒈪𒋫𒀭𒉌 (ᵁᴿᵁmi-ta-an-ni).

Derived words

Mitannian Mitanni-Aryan
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