English Explanatory Dictionary

Urartu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An Iron Age kingdom flourishing 9th-6th century BC, located in the Armenian Highland and centred in the mountainous region around Lake Van.

Pronunciation

/uːˈɹɑːtuː/ /ʊˈɹɑɹtu/

Word forms

Urartu

Etymology

A modern (19th century) rendition of Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒆳𒌵 (Urarṭu). Corresponds to Biblical Hebrew אֲרָרָט (ʾărɔrɔṭ) (see Ararat). See also Old Armenian Վան (Van) for the self-designation of Urartians.

Synonyms

Biainili

Related words

Nairi

Derived words

Urartian
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