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urartu

/ʊˈɹɑɹtu/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables
urar-tu
IPA
/ʊˈɹɑɹtu/
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

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.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ʊˈɹɑɹtu/
  • British English: /uːˈɹɑːtuː/

Derived Forms

Urartian

Frequently Paired Words

Nairi

Synonyms

Biainili

Questions

How do you pronounce urartu?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʊˈɹɑɹtu/.
What does urartu mean?
An Iron Age kingdom flourishing 9th-6th century BC, located in the Armenian Highland and centred in the mountainous region around Lake Van.
Where does urartu come from?
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.

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