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Urmia

UK/ˈɜːmɪə/

Urmia proper noun: a salt lake northwestern Iran, near Turkey.

Proper noun

Urmia

  1. A salt lake northwestern Iran, near Turkey.
  2. A city in Iran, the seat of Urmia County's Central District and the capital of West Azerbaijan Province, on the shore of the lake of the same name.
  3. A county of Iran, around the city.

Urmia meaning in Persian

Urmia in Persian

city and county in Iran
ارومیه orumiye
lake in Iran
دریاچه ارومیه daryâče-ye orumiye, چیچست čičast, کبودان kabudân

Origin of Urmia

Probably from Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܐܘܪ (w-r, “city”), a common Assyrian name for cities around Mesopotamia, and ܡܝܐ (miyā, “water”), referring to the great lake nearby.

Questions about Urmia

What does Urmia mean?
Urmia means a salt lake northwestern Iran, near Turkey.
What is Urmia in Persian?
Urmia in Persian is ارومیه (orumiye), دریاچه ارومیه (daryâče-ye orumiye), چیچست (čičast). See Urmia meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is Urmia?
Urmia is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Urmia?
Urmia is pronounced /ˈɜːmɪə/ (UK).

Words near Urmia in the dictionary

  1. urman
  2. urmans
  3. Urmeniș
  4. urmetazoan
  5. urmetazoans
  6. Urmia
  7. Urmian
  8. Urmians
  9. Urmila
  10. URMs
  11. Urmson

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