Urmia

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UK/ˈɜːmɪə/

proper noun

A salt lake northwestern Iran, near Turkey.

OriginAssyrian Neo-Aramaic ܐܘܪ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  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.

Origin

  1. Assyrian Neo-Aramaicܐܘܪ“city”
  2. EnglishUrmia

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.

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Translations

Danish Urmia
  • Urmiacity and county in Iran
Persian دریاچه ارومیه, چیچست
  • دریاچه ارومیه (daryâče-ye orumiye)lake in Iran
  • چیچست (čičast)lake in Iran
  • کبودان (kabudân)lake in Iran
  • ارومیه (orumiye)city and county in Iran
Russian У́рмия, У́рмия
  • У́рмия (Úrmija)lake in Iran
  • У́рмия (Úrmija)city and county in Iran
Spanish Urmía
  • Urmíalake in Iran
Turkish Urmiye Gölü, Urmiye
  • Urmiye Gölülake in Iran
  • Urmiyecity and county in Iran

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

MiuramauriImuraUmariMuriauriamIruma
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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