Urartu

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UK/uːˈɹɑːtuː/US/ʊˈɹɑɹtu/

proper noun

An Iron Age kingdom flourishing 9th-6th century BC, located in the Armenian Highland and centred in the mountainous region around Lake Van.

Similar
Biainili
OriginAkkadian 𒆳𒌵 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An Iron Age kingdom flourishing 9th-6th century BC, located in the Armenian Highland and centred in the mountainous region around Lake Van.

    Synonyms: Biainili

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounAn Iron Age kingdom flourishing 9th-6th century BC, located in the Armenian Highland and centred in the mountainous region around Lake Van.

Similar
Biainili
Also see
biainili

Origin

  1. Akkadian𒆳𒌵
  2. EnglishUrartu

A modern (19th century) rendition of Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒆳𒌵 (Urarṭu). Corresponds to Biblical Hebrew אֲרָרָט (ʾărɔrɔṭ) (see Ararat). See also Old Armenian Վան (Van) for the self-designation of Urartians.

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Translations

Catalan Urartu
  • Urartuancient kingdom
Chinese Mandarin 烏拉爾圖 /乌拉尔图
  • 烏拉爾圖 /乌拉尔图 (Wūlā'ěrtú)ancient kingdom
Greek Ουραρτού
  • Ουραρτού (Ourartoú)ancient kingdom
Hindi उरार्तू
  • उरार्तू (urārtū)ancient kingdom
Japanese ウラルトゥ
  • ウラルトゥ (Urarutu)ancient kingdom
Korean 우라르투
  • 우라르투 (Urareutu)ancient kingdom
Lithuanian Urartu
  • Urartuancient kingdom
Polish Urartu
  • Urartuancient kingdom
Portuguese Urartu
  • Urartuancient kingdom
Russian Ура́рту
  • Ура́рту (Urártu)ancient kingdom
Cite this entry
APA

Urartu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Urartu

MLA

“Urartu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Urartu. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Urartu,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Urartu.

Source: Urartu on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.