Արարատ

Armenian

Ararat from Yerevan.

Etymology

From Old Armenian Արարատ (Ararat).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Արարատ (Ararat)

  1. (biblical) Ararat
  2. Ararat (mountain, now in Turkey)
  3. Ararat (region of Armenia)
  4. Ararat (town in Armenia)
  5. A male given name, Ararat.

Usage notes

Mount Ararat has been revered by the Armenians as symbolizing their national identity and their irredentism.

Declension

Synonyms

  • արարատյան (araratyan)

See also


Old Armenian

Etymology

Via Ancient Greek Ἀραράτ (Ararát) of the Septuagint translation from Biblical Hebrew אֲרָרָט (ʾărārāṭ) in Genesis 8:4. Corresponds to Akkadian 𒆳𒌵 (Urarṭu, Urartu). In Armenian antiquity the name Արարատ (Ararat) did not refer to the mountain known today by that name, which was then called Մասիս (Masis). The association of Արարատ (Ararat) with this mountain is a later occurrence, according to Murat (1900) not pre-dating the 11th century.

Proper noun

Արարատ (Ararat)

  1. (biblical) Ararat
    • 5th century, Bible, Genesis 8.4:
      Եւ նստաւ տապանն յեւթներորդում ամսեանն ՚ի քսանեւեւթն ամսոյն ՚ի լերինս Արարատայ։
      Ew nstaw tapann yewtʿnerordum amseann ’i kʿsanewewtʿn amsoyn ’i lerins Araratay.
      And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.

Declension

Derived terms

  • արարատեան (araratean)

Descendants

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