Urartian

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[oo-rahr-tee-uhn] / ʊˈrɑr ti ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Urartu, its people, or their language.

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Urartu.

2. the non-Semitic, non-Indo-European language of Urartu, written in a cuneiform syllabic script.

Etymology

Origin of Urartian

Urart(u) + -ian

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Example Sentences

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Urartian

He has become something of a local curiosity, calling himself "one of the last seven people in Turkey to speak the Urartian language."

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

"Only the meaning of certain words is known with certainty. So no one can claim to speak Urartian."

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

The buildings erected there by Menuas and his successors became associated in after-time with the traditions of Semiramis, who, as Queen Sammu-rammat of Assyria, was a contemporary of the great Urartian conqueror.

From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie

Tribes of the Medes came under his power: the Nairi and Urartian tribes continued battling with his soldiers on his northern borders like the frontier tribes of India against the British troops.

From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie

The Urartian kingdom had extended rapidly and bordered on Assyrian territory.

From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie

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