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Hurrian

Syllables: Hur·ri·anUK/ˈhʌ.ɹɪ.ən//ˈhʌɹ.i.ən/

Hurrian noun: a member of an ancient people who lived in northern Mesopotamia and created a powerful kingdom called Mitanni in the 16th-13th century BC.

Noun

Hurrian (plural Hurrians)

  1. (historical) A member of an ancient people who lived in northern Mesopotamia and created a powerful kingdom called Mitanni in the 16th-13th century BC.

Adjective

Hurrian (comparative more Hurrian, superlative most Hurrian)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Hurrians or their language or culture.

Proper noun

Hurrian

  1. The language of Hurrians, neither Indo-European nor Semitic, whose only known relative is Urartian.

Hurrian meaning in Persian

Hurrian in Persian

person
هوری hurri

Forms of Hurrian

Noun
pluralHurrians
alternative formKhurrite
Adjective
comparativemore Hurrian
superlativemost Hurrian

Origin of Hurrian

From Hurrian 𒄷𒌨𒊑 (Ḫu-ur-ri). Falkenstein and Kramer had once connected it to Sumerian 𒄯𒊒𒌝 (ḫur-ru-um /⁠ḫurrum⁠/, “a mountain cave, cavern”) when it was misidentified as a proper name of a mountain rather than a generic term; see the epic Lugalbanda in the Mountain Cave.

Questions about Hurrian

What does Hurrian mean?
Hurrian means a member of an ancient people who lived in northern Mesopotamia and created a powerful kingdom called Mitanni in the 16th-13th century BC.
What is Hurrian in Persian?
Hurrian in Persian is هوری (hurri). See Hurrian meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is Hurrian?
Hurrian can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Hurrian?
Hurrian is pronounced /ˈhʌ.ɹɪ.ən/ (UK).
What is the plural of Hurrian?
The plural of Hurrian is Hurrians.

Words near Hurrian in the dictionary

  1. hurrays
  2. hurred
  3. Hurrell
  4. Hurren
  5. Hurri
  6. Hurrian
  7. Hurrians
  8. hurrican
  9. hurricane
  10. Hurricane Alley
  11. hurricane bow

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