Hurrian
English
Alternative forms
- Khurrite
Etymology
From Hurrian 𒄷𒌨𒊑 (Ḫu-ur-ri). Falkenstein and Kramer had once connected it to Sumerian 𒄯𒊒𒌝 (ḫur-ru-um /ḫurrum/, “a mountain cave, cavern”) when it was misidentified as a proper name of a mountain rather than a generic term; see the epic Lugalbanda in the Mountain Cave.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhʌɹɪən/
Noun
Hurrian (plural Hurrians)
- (historical) A member of an ancient people who lived in northern Mesopotamia and created a powerful kingdom called Mitanni in the 16th-13th century BC.
Translations
person
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Adjective
Hurrian (comparative more Hurrian, superlative most Hurrian)
- Of or pertaining to the Hurrians or their language or culture.
Translations
of or pertaining to the Hurrians, their language or culture
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Proper noun
Hurrian
- The language of Hurrians, neither Indo-European nor Semitic, whose only known relative is the Urartian.
Translations
the language of Hurrians
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See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Hurrian terms
- Hurrian language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- ISO 639-3 code xhu (SIL)
References
- Zeitschrift fur Assyriologie 49-15 (1949)