Ararat

Etymology

Ararat, as seen from Yerevan, Armenia.

From Latin Ararat, from Ancient Greek Ἀραράτ (Ararát), from Biblical Hebrew אֲרָרָט‎ (ʾărārāṭ), in Genesis 8:4. Corresponds to Akkadian 𒆳𒌵 (Urarṭu), the name of the Eastern Anatolian plateau which in Classical Antiquity became known as Ἀρμενία (Armenía) (in Hecataeus of Miletus, ca. 476 BC).

The place names in modern Armenia and the given name are from Armenian Արարատ (Ararat).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæɹəˌɹæt/

Proper noun

Ararat

1. Mount Ararat, the tallest peak 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.
2. a region (marz) of the modern Republic of Armenia
3. a town in the said region
4. a small city in the Rural City of Ararat, Victoria, Australia, named after a local Mount Ararat.
5. an unincorporated community in Surry County, North Carolina, USA, named after the Ararat River.
6. A transliteration of the Armenian male given name Արարատ (Ararat)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀραράτ (Ararát), from Hebrew אֲרָרָט‎ (Ǎrārā́ṭ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ra.rat/
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ra.rat/, [ˈaː.ra.rat]

Proper noun

Ararat ? (indeclinable)

1. Ararat

Alternative forms

• Ararate

Proper noun

Ararat m

1. Ararat (a mountain in northeastern Turkey)