Արարատ

Contents 1 Armenian 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Declension 1.3.2 Usage notes 1.3.3 Synonyms 1.3.4 Related terms 1.4 External links 2 Old Armenian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Proper noun 2.2.1 Declension 2.2.2 Derived terms 2.2.3 Descendants

[edit] Armenian

[edit] Etymology

From Old Armenian Արարատ (Ararat); see it for more.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA: [ɑɾɑˈɾɑt]
• (Western Armenian) IPA: [ɑɾɑˈɾɑd]

[edit] Proper noun

Արարատ (Ararat)

1. (Biblical) Ararat (mountain)
2. Ararat (province in Armenia)
3. Ararat (town in Armenia)
4. A male given name, Ararat.

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In inanimate senses:

In the animate sense (given name):

[edit] Usage notes

Mount Ararat has been revered by the Armenians as symbolizing their national identity and their irredentism.

[edit] Synonyms

• (mountain): Մասիս (Masis)

[edit] Related terms

• արարատյան (araratyan)

[edit] External links

• Search “Արարատ” in the Eastern Armenian National Corpus.

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[edit] Old Armenian

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Via Ancient Greek Ἀραρὰτ (Ararat) of the Septuagint translation from Biblical Hebrew אררט (Ǎrārāṭ) in Genesis 8:4. Corresponds to Assyrian 𒆳𒌵 (Urarṭu). In Armenian antiquity the name Արարատ (Ararat) did not refer to the mountain known today by that name, which was then called Մասիս (Masis). The association of Արարատ (Ararat) with this mountain is a later occurrence, according to Murat (1900) not pre-dating the 11th century.

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Արարատ (Ararat)  (singular genitive Արարատայ)

1. (Biblical) Ararat
   • 5th century AD, Bible, Genesis, 8:4

     Եւ նստաւ տապանն յեւթներորդում ամսեանն ՛ի քսանեւեւթն ամսոյն ՛ի լերինս արարատայ։

     Ew nstaw tapann yewtʿnerordum amseann i kʿsanewewtʿn amsoyn i lerins araratay.

     And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.

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[edit] Descendants

• Armenian: Արարատ (Ararat)