Urartian

Urartian
1. adjective /ʊˈrɑːtɪən/
Relating to the ancient kingdom of Urartu in the Armenian Highland in eastern Anatolia.
2. noun /ʊˈrɑːtɪən/
a) An inhabitant of Urartu.
b) The extinct language spoken by the inhabitants of Urartu. Related to Hurrian.

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  • Urartian — /oo rahr tee euhn/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to Urartu, its people, or their language. n. 2. a native or inhabitant of Urartu. 3. the non Semitic, non Indo European language of Urartu, written in a cuneiform syllabic script. [URART(U) + IAN] * *… …   Universalium

  • Urartian — ISO 639 3 Code : xur ISO 639 2/B Code : ISO 639 2/T Code : ISO 639 1 Code : Scope : Individual Language Type : Ancient …   Names of Languages ISO 639-3

  • Urartian — U•rar•ti•an [[t]ʊˈrɑr ti ən[/t]] n. 1) peo anh a native or inhabitant of Urartu 2) peo the extinct language of the Urartians, written in a cuneiform syllabary 3) peo anh of or pertaining to Urartu, its people, or their language …   From formal English to slang

  • Urartian — /oo rahr tee euhn/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to Urartu, its people, or their language. n. 2. a native or inhabitant of Urartu. 3. the non Semitic, non Indo European language of Urartu, written in a cuneiform syllabic script. [URART(U) + IAN] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hurro-Urartian languages — Infobox Language family name=Hurro Urartian altname=Hurrartian, Asianic region=Anatolia familycolor=Caucasian fam1=Alarodian ? child1= Hurrian child2= Urartian The Hurro Urartian languages are an extinct language family of the Ancient Near East,… …   Wikipedia

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  • Urartu — Infobox Former Country native name = Biainili conventional long name = Kingdom of Urartu common name = Urartu| continent = Asia region = Caucasus country = era = Iron Age government type = Monarchy year start = 1350 B.C. year end = 590 B.C. s1 =… …   Wikipedia

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