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Ararat

/ˈæɹəˌɹæt/

Ararat proper noun: mount Ararat, the tallest mountain 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.

ararat: mount Ararat, the tallest mountain of Turkey and of the entire Armenian Highland. In Armenian...
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Proper noun

Ararat

  1. Mount Ararat, the tallest mountain 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.
    • We left Poland in a heavy snow and enjoyed the flight to Tehran, flying over some very interesting terrain. Although it was a clear day, we never were sure whether or not we saw Mount Ararat to the north.2011 [1977 December 31], Jimmy Carter, White House Diary, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 156
  2. A province (marz) of modern Armenia. Capital and largest city: Artashat.
  3. A town and urban community in Ararat province, Armenia.
  4. A large village in Ararat province, Armenia, a few miles north of the town of the same name.
  5. A town in Victoria, Australia, named after a local Mount Ararat.
  6. A local government area in western Victoria, which includes the town; in full, the Rural City of Ararat.
  7. An unincorporated community in Long Hill Township, Surry County, North Carolina, United States, named after the Ararat River.
  8. An unincorporated community in Patrick County, Virginia, United States, named after the Ararat River.
  9. A transliteration of the Armenian male given name Արարատ (Ararat).

Ararat meaning in Hindi and Persian

Ararat in Hindi

mountain
अरारात arārāt

Ararat in Persian

mountain
آرارات ârârât

Origin of Ararat

From Latin Ararat, from Ancient Greek Ἀραράτ (Ararát), from Biblical Hebrew אֲרָרָט (ʾărārāṭ), in Genesis 8:4. Corresponds to Akkadian 𒆳𒌵 (Urarṭu, “Urartu”), the name of a land which in Classical Antiquity became known as 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 (a-r-mi-i-n /⁠Armina⁠/) (in Behistun inscription, 6th century BC), Ἀρμενία (Armenía) (in Hecataeus of Miletus, ca. 476 BC). The place names in modern Armenia and the given name are from Armenian Արարատ (Ararat).

Words formed from Ararat

Phrases with Ararat

Questions about Ararat

What does Ararat mean?
Ararat means mount Ararat, the tallest mountain 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.
What is Ararat in Hindi?
Ararat in Hindi is अरारात (arārāt). See Ararat meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Ararat?
Ararat is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ararat?
Ararat is pronounced /ˈæɹəˌɹæt/.

Words near Ararat in the dictionary

  1. arara
  2. araracanga
  3. araracangas
  4. ararao
  5. araras
  6. Ararat
  7. Ararat plain
  8. ararauna
  9. araraunas
  10. arare
  11. Araria

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