Ararat

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, “Urartu”), the name of a land which in Classical Antiquity became known as 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 (a-r-mi-i-n /⁠Armina⁠/) (in Behistun inscription, 6th century BC), Ἀρμενία (Armenía) (in Hecataeus of Miletus, ca. 476 BC).

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈæɹəˌɹæt/

Ararat

1. Mount Ararat, the tallest mountain 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.
   • 2011 [1977 December 31], Jimmy Carter, White House Diary‎, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 156:

     We left Poland in a heavy snow and enjoyed the flight to Tehran, flying over some very interesting terrain. Although it was a clear day, we never were sure whether or not we saw Mount Ararat to the north.

2. A province (marz) of modern Armenia. Capital and largest city: Artashat.
3. A town and urban community in Ararat province, Armenia.
4. A large village in Ararat province, Armenia, a few miles north of the town of the same name.
5. A town in Victoria, Australia, named after a local Mount Ararat.
6. The Rural City of Ararat, a local government area in western Victoria, which includes the town.
7. An unincorporated community in Long Hill Township, Surry County, North Carolina, United States, named after the Ararat River.
8. An unincorporated community in Patrick County, Virginia, United States, named after the Ararat River.
9. A transliteration of the Armenian male given name Արարատ (Ararat).

• Ararat plain
• Lesser Ararat

• (provinces of Armenia) Aragatsotn, Ararat, Armavir, Gegharkunik, Kotayk, Lori, Shirak, Syunik, Tavush, Vayots Dzor ^{(Category: en:Provinces of Armenia)}

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

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ra.rat/, [ˈärärät̪]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ra.rat/, [ˈäːrärät̪]

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1. Ararat (a mountain in northeastern Turkey)