Hurrian
[ hoor-ee-uhn ]
/ ˈhʊər i ən /
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noun
a member of an ancient people, sometimes identified with the Horites, who lived in the Middle East during the 2nd and 3rd millenniums b.c. and who established the Mitanni kingdom about 1400 b.c.
the extinct language of the Hurrians, written in a syllabic, cuneiform script but not known to be related to any other language.
adjective
of or relating to the Hurrians or their language.
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Origin of Hurrian
1910–15; <Hebrew ḥōrī Horite + -an
Words nearby Hurrian
hurly-burly, Hurok, Huron, hurrah, Hurri, Hurrian, hurricane, Hurricane Alley, hurricane deck, hurricane-force wind, hurricane lamp
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