Hurrian

English Hurrians,Hurrian language Alternative forms en Khurrite Etymology From en xhu 𒄷𒌨𒊑 Ḫu-ur-ri. Falkenstein and Kramer had once connected it to en sux 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. Pronunciation en /ˈhʌ.ɹɪ.ən/ RP en /ˈhʌɹ.i.ən/ US,non-hurry-furry en /ˈhɝ.i.ən/ US,hurry-furry en LL-Q1860 (eng)-JutishMale-Hurrian.wav US,hurry-furry en Hur ri an Noun en historical A member of an ancient people who lived in northern Mesopotamia and created a powerful kingdom called Mitanni in the 16th-13th century BC. Translations person Armenian: hy խուռի Czech: cs Churrita m Dutch: nl Hurriër Finnish: fi hurrilainen, biblical fi horilainen, fi hoorilainen, rare fi khurrilainen Galician: gl hurrita Georgian: ka ხურიტი German: de Hurriter m, de Hurriterin f Persian: fa هوری hurri Polish: pl Huryta m, pl Hurytka f Portuguese: pt hurrita Russian: ru хуррит Swedish: sv hurrit c Adjective Of or pertaining to the Hurrians or their language or culture. Derived terms en Hurro- Translations of or pertaining to the Hurrians, their language or culture Armenian: hy խուռիական Czech: cs churritský Dutch: nl Hurrisch Finnish: fi hurrilainen, biblical fi horilainen, fi hoorilainen, rare fi khurrilainen Galician: gl hurrita Georgian: ka ხურიტული German: de hurritisch, de hurrisch Polish: pl hurycki Portuguese: pt hurrita Russian: ru хурритский Spanish: es hurrita Swedish: sv hurritisk Proper noun The language of Hurrians, neither Indo-European nor Semitic, whose only known relative is Urartian. Translations the language of Hurrians Armenian: hy խուռիերեն Czech: cs churritština f Dutch: nl Hurrisch Finnish: fi hurri lang, fi hurrin kieli Galician: gl hurrita m Georgian: ka ხურიტული, ka ხურიტული ენა German: de Hurritisch n Polish: pl język hurycki m Portuguese: pt hurrita Russian: ru хурритский Spanish: es hurrita Swedish: sv hurritiska See also xhu 1 xhu References Zeitschrift fur Assyriologie 49-15 (1949) en Ancient Near East Extinct languages