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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]

Ararat, as seen from Yerevan, Armenia.
From Latin Ararat, from Ancient Greek Ἀραράτ (Ararát), from Biblical Hebrew אֲרָרָט (ʾărārāṭ), in Genesis 8:4. Corresponds to Akkadian 𒆳𒌵 (Urarṭu), the name of the Eastern Anatolian plateau which in Classical Antiquity became known as Ἀρμενία (Armenía) (in Hecataeus of Miletus, ca. 476 BC).
The place names in modern Armenia and the given name are from Armenian Արարատ (Ararat).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Ararat
- Mount Ararat, the tallest mountain of <<c/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.
- A province (marz) of modern Armenia. Capital and largest city: Artashat.
- A town and urban community in Ararat province, Armenia.
- A large village in Ararat province, Armenia, a few miles north of the town of the same name.
- A small city in the Rural City of Ararat district, Victoria, Australia, named after a local Mount Ararat.
- An unincorporated community in Long Hill Township, Surry County, North Carolina, United States, named after the Ararat River.
- An unincorporated community in Patrick County, Virginia, United States, named after the Ararat River.
- A transliteration of the Armenian male given name Արարատ (Ararat)
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
mountain
region
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See also[edit]
- (regions of Armenia) Aragatsotn, Ararat, Armavir, Gegharkunik, Kotayk, Lori, Shirak, Syunik, Tavush, Vayots Dzor (Category: en:Regions of Armenia)
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀραράτ (Ararát), from Hebrew אֲרָרָט (Ǎrārā́ṭ).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.ra.rat/, [ˈa.ɾa.ɾat̪]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.ra.rat/, [ˈaː.ra.rat̪]
Proper noun[edit]
Ararat ? (indeclinable)
Portuguese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Ararat m
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