Hurrian
Hur·ri·an/ˈhʌɹ.i.ən/noun, adjective
Hurrian is spelled H-U-R-R-I-A-N: 7 letters and 3 syllables (Hur·ri·an). It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Hurrian means “A member of an ancient people who lived in northern Mesopotamia and created a powerful kingdom called Mitanni in the 16th-13th century BC” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Hurrian is Hurrians.
How many letters and syllables are in Hurrian?
| Letters | 7: H-U-R-R-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: Hur·ri·an |
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Hurrian?
Hurrian appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Hurrian?
- UK /ˈhʌ.ɹɪ.ən/
- US /ˈhʌɹ.i.ən/
- /ˈhɝ.i.ən/
Hurrian has 3 syllables, split Hur·ri·an in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-JutishMale-Hurrian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Hurrian
- Hurrians plural
- Khurrite
- more Hurrian comparative
- most Hurrian superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Hurrian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of an ancient people who lived in northern Mesopotamia and created a powerful kingdom called Mitanni in the 16th-13th century BC.
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to the Hurrians or their language or culture.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hurrian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Hurriter, Hurriterin , hurritisch, hurrisch |
| Portuguese | hurrita |
| Spanish | hurrita |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Hurrian come from?
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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).