hurrianとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• Khurrite

語源

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.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈhʌ.ɹɪ.ən/
• (米国発音, without the hurry–furry merger) IPA: /ˈhʌɹ.i.ən/
• (米国発音, hurry–furry merger) IPA: /ˈhɝ.i.ən/
• ハイフネーション: Hur‧ri‧an

名詞

Hurrian (plural Hurrians)

1. (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.

形容詞

Hurrian (comparative more Hurrian, superlative most Hurrian)

1. Of or pertaining to the Hurrians or their language or culture.

固有名詞

Hurrian

1. The language of Hurrians, neither Indo-European nor Semitic, whose only known relative is the Urartian.

参考

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Hurrian terms
• Hurrian language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• ISO 639-3 code xhu (SIL)

参照

• Zeitschrift fur Assyriologie 49-15 (1949)