adj · name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈhʌ.ɹɪ.ən/
US:/ˈhʌɹ.i.ən/without the hurry–furry merger
/ˈhɝ.i.ən/US, hurry–furry merger
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adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to the Hurrians or their language or culture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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name
Meaning 2
The language of Hurrians, neither Indo-European nor Semitic, whose only known relative is Urartian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 3
A member of an ancient people who lived in northern Mesopotamia and created a powerful kingdom called Mitanni in the 16th-13th century BC.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Meaning relationships
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History
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.
Across languages
Translations
47 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
խուռիական
(xuṙiakan)
— of or pertaining to the Hurrians, their language or culture
Czech:
churritský
— of or pertaining to the Hurrians, their language or culture
Dutch:
Hurrisch
— of or pertaining to the Hurrians, their language or culture
Finnish:
hurrilainen
— of or pertaining to the Hurrians, their language or culture
Finnish:
horilainen
— of or pertaining to the Hurrians, their language or culture
Finnish:
hoorilainen
— of or pertaining to the Hurrians, their language or culture
Finnish:
khurrilainen
— of or pertaining to the Hurrians, their language or culture
Galician:
hurrita
— of or pertaining to the Hurrians, their language or culture
Georgian:
ხურიტული
(xuriṭuli)
— of or pertaining to the Hurrians, their language or culture
German:
hurritisch
— of or pertaining to the Hurrians, their language or culture
German:
hurrisch
— of or pertaining to the Hurrians, their language or culture
Polish:
hurycki
— of or pertaining to the Hurrians, their language or culture
Portuguese:
hurrita
— of or pertaining to the Hurrians, their language or culture
Russian:
хурритский
(xurritskij)
— of or pertaining to the Hurrians, their language or culture
Spanish:
hurrita
— of or pertaining to the Hurrians, their language or culture
Swedish:
hurritisk
— of or pertaining to the Hurrians, their language or culture
Armenian:
խուռիերեն
(xuṙieren)
— the language of Hurrians
Czech:
churritština
— the language of Hurrians
Dutch:
Hurrisch
— the language of Hurrians
Finnish:
hurri
— the language of Hurrians
Finnish:
hurrin kieli
— the language of Hurrians
Galician:
hurrita
— the language of Hurrians
Georgian:
ხურიტული
(xuriṭuli)
— the language of Hurrians
Georgian:
ხურიტული ენა
(xuriṭuli ena)
— the language of Hurrians
German:
Hurritisch
— the language of Hurrians
Polish:
język hurycki
— the language of Hurrians
Portuguese:
hurrita
— the language of Hurrians
Russian:
хурритский
(xurritskij)
— the language of Hurrians
