Armenian

Ararat from Yerevan.

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.

Declension

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

• (mountain): Մասիս ‎(Masis)

Related terms

• արարատյան ‎(araratyan)

Old Armenian

Etymology

Via Ancient Greek Ἀραρὰτ ‎(Araràt) of the Septuagint translation from Biblical Hebrew אררט ‎(Ǎrārāṭ) in Genesis 8:4. Corresponds to Assyrian 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։

     And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.

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Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: Արարատ ‎(Ararat)