Urartu

See also: Urarṭu

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /uːˈɹɑːtuː/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ʊˈɹɑɹtu/

Proper noun

Urartu

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

Synonyms

• Biainili

Derived terms

• Urartian

Translations

ancient kingdom

• Akkadian: 𒆳𒌵 (Urarṭu)
• Armenian: Ուրարտու (Urartu)
• Catalan: Urartu
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 烏拉爾圖／乌拉尔图 (Wūlā'ěrtú)

• Gujarati: ઉરર્તુ n (urartu)
• Japanese: ウラルトゥ (Urarutu)
• Korean: 우라르투 (Urareutu)
• Lithuanian: Urartu m
• Portuguese: Urartu
• Russian: Ура́рту (ru) n (Urártu)

See also

• Nairi