Mitanni

/mɪˈtæni/

Mitanni proper noun: hurrian kingdom in northern Mesopotamia from circa 1500 B.C.E., at the height of its power, during the 14th century BC, encompassing what is today southeastern Turkey, northern Syria and northern Iraq.

Proper noun

Mitanni

(historical) Hurrian kingdom in northern Mesopotamia from circa 1500 B.C.E., at the height of its power, during the 14th century BC, encompassing what is today southeastern Turkey, northern Syria and northern Iraq.

Mitanni meaning in Hindi, Marathi and Bengali

Mitanni in Hindi

Hurrian kingdom: मितन्नी mitannī

Mitanni in Marathi

Hurrian kingdom: मितान्नी mitānnī

Mitanni in Bengali

Hurrian kingdom: মিতান্নি mitanni

Forms of Mitanni

alternative form	Mittani

Origin of Mitanni

Learned borrowing from Hittite 𒌷𒈪𒋫𒀭𒉌 (ᵁᴿᵁmi-ta-an-ni).

Words formed from Mitanni

Questions about Mitanni

What does Mitanni mean?: Mitanni means hurrian kingdom in northern Mesopotamia from circa 1500 B.C.E., at the height of its power, during the 14th century BC, encompassing what is today southeastern Turkey, northern Syria and northern Iraq.
What is Mitanni in Hindi?: Mitanni in Hindi is मितन्नी (mitannī). See Mitanni meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Mitanni?: Mitanni is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Mitanni?: Mitanni is pronounced /mɪˈtæni/.

Words near Mitanni in the dictionary

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