Ararat
See also: ararat
English
Etymology
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 (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Armenian Արարատ (Ararat).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ararat
- Mount Ararat, the tallest peak 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.
- A region (marz) of the modern Republic of Armenia.
- A town in that region.
- A small city in the Rural City of Ararat, Victoria, Australia, named after a local Mount Ararat.
- An unincorporated community in Surry County, North Carolina, United States, named after the Ararat River.
- A transliteration of the Armenian male given name Արարատ (Ararat)
Derived terms
Translations
mountain
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region
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town
given name
See also
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀραράτ (Ararát), from Hebrew אֲרָרָט (Ǎrārā́ṭ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈa.ra.rat/, [ˈärärät̪]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.ra.rat/, [ˈäːrärät̪]
Proper noun
Ararat ? (indeclinable)
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Ararat m
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- en:Unincorporated communities in North Carolina, USA
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- pt:Mountains
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