Ararat

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/ˈæɹəˌɹæt/

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.

OriginLatin Ararat ← Ancient Greek Ἀραράτ ← Biblical Hebrew אֲרָרָט →
Less commonScrabble 6
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Meanings

proper noun
  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).

Origin

  1. ArmenianԱրարատ
  2. Biblical Hebrewאֲרָרָט
  3. Ancient GreekἈραράτ
  4. LatinArarat
  5. EnglishArarat

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).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἀραράτ
  • Ἀραράτ (Ararát)mountain
German Ararat
  • Araratmountain
Greek Αραράτ
  • Αραράτ (Ararát)mountain
Hebrew אררט
  • אררטmountain
Hindi अरारात
  • अरारात (arārāt)mountain
Irish Ararat
  • Araratmountain
Japanese アララト山, アララト
  • アララト山 (araratosan)mountain
  • アララト (ararato)mountain
Korean 아라라트 산, 아라라트
  • 아라라트 산 (ararateu san)mountain
  • 아라라트 (ararateu)mountain
Persian آرارات
  • آرارات (ârârât)mountain
Polish Ararat, Ararat
  • Araratmountain
  • Araratgiven name
  • Araratregion
  • Ararattown
Portuguese Ararat, Ararate
  • Araratmountain
  • Araratemountain
Russian Арара́т, Арара́т
  • Арара́т (Ararát)mountain
  • Арара́т (Ararát)given name
  • Арара́т (Ararát)region
  • Арара́тская о́бласть (Ararátskaja óblastʹ)region
  • Арара́т (Ararát)town
Swedish Ararat
  • Araratmountain
Turkish Ağrı Dağı
  • Ağrı Dağımountain
Cite this entry
APA

Ararat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ararat

MLA

“Ararat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ararat. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ararat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ararat.

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