Meanings
plural Hurrians · alternative Khurrite
- historicalA member of an ancient people who lived in northern Mesopotamia and created a powerful kingdom called Mitanni in the 16th-13th century BC.
comparative more Hurrian · superlative most Hurrian · alternative Khurrite
- Of or pertaining to the Hurrians or their language or culture.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Sumerian𒄯𒊒𒌝“a mountain cave, cavern”
- xhu𒄷𒌨𒊑
- EnglishHurrian
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.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech Churrita, churritský
- Churritaperson
- churritskýof or pertaining to the Hurrians, their language or culture
- churritštinathe language of Hurrians
Dutch Hurriër, Hurrisch
- Hurriërperson
- Hurrischof or pertaining to the Hurrians, their language or culture
- Hurrischthe language of Hurrians
Finnish hurrilainen, horilainen
- hurrilainenperson
- horilainenperson
- hoorilainenperson
- khurrilainenperson
- hurrilainenof or pertaining to the Hurrians, their language or culture
- horilainenof or pertaining to the Hurrians, their language or culture
- hoorilainenof or pertaining to the Hurrians, their language or culture
- khurrilainenof or pertaining to the Hurrians, their language or culture
- hurrithe language of Hurrians
- hurrin kielithe language of Hurrians
German Hurriter, Hurriterin
- Hurriterperson
- Hurriterinperson
- hurritischof or pertaining to the Hurrians, their language or culture
- hurrischof or pertaining to the Hurrians, their language or culture
- Hurritischthe language of Hurrians
Persian هوری
- هوری (hurri)person
Polish Huryta, Hurytka
- Hurytaperson
- Hurytkaperson
- huryckiof or pertaining to the Hurrians, their language or culture
- język huryckithe language of Hurrians
Portuguese hurrita, hurrita
- hurritaperson
- hurritaof or pertaining to the Hurrians, their language or culture
- hurritathe language of Hurrians
Russian хуррит, хурритский
- хуррит (xurrit)person
- хурритский (xurritskij)of or pertaining to the Hurrians, their language or culture
- хурритский (xurritskij)the language of Hurrians
Spanish hurrita, hurrita
- hurritaof or pertaining to the Hurrians, their language or culture
- hurritathe language of Hurrians
Swedish hurrit, hurritisk
- hurritperson
- hurritiskof or pertaining to the Hurrians, their language or culture
- hurritiskathe language of Hurrians
Cite this entry
Hurrian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hurrian
“Hurrian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hurrian. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hurrian,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hurrian.
Source: Hurrian on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.