ararat
/ˈæɹəˌɹæt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.49 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
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Mount Ararat, the tallest mountain of Turkey and of the entire Armenian Highland. In Armenian antiquity known as Masis, it became associated with the Biblical "Mountains of Ararat" (Genesis 8:4) at some point during the Middle Ages.
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A local government area in western Victoria, which includes the town; in full, the Rural City of Ararat.
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An unincorporated community in Long Hill Township, Surry County, North Carolina, United States, named after the Ararat River.
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An unincorporated community in Patrick County, Virginia, United States, named after the Ararat River.
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Etymology
From Latin Ararat, from Ancient Greek Ἀραράτ (Ararát), from Biblical Hebrew אֲרָרָט (ʾărārāṭ), in Genesis 8:4. Corresponds to Akkadian 𒆳𒌵 (Urarṭu, “Urartu”), the name of a land which in Classical Antiquity became known as 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 (a-r-mi-i-n /Armina/) (in Behistun inscription, 6th century BC), Ἀρμενία (Armenía) (in Hecataeus of Miletus, ca. 476 BC). The place names in modern Armenia and the given name are from Armenian Արարատ (Ararat).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Ararat, Ἀραράτ, אֲרָרָט, Արարատ
Phrases
Ararat plain
Lesser Ararat