"Tartan" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈtɑːt(ə)n/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtɑɹtn̩/ [General-American], [-ɾn̩] [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tartan.wav Forms: Turtan [alternative], Turtanu [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tən Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew תַּרְתָּן (tartān) (translated into English in versions of the Old Testament of the Bible: see the quotations), from the Assyrian dialect of Akkadian 𒌉𒋫𒉡 (tur-ta-nu). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|he|תַּרְתָּן|tr=tartān}} Borrowed from Hebrew תַּרְתָּן (tartān), {{der|en|akk|𒌉𒋫𒉡|tr=tur-ta-nu}} Akkadian 𒌉𒋫𒉡 (tur-ta-nu), {{sup|4}} ⁴ Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tartan
  1. (historical) The commander-in-chief of ancient Assyria. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Assyria, Positions of authority, Titles Translations (commander-in-chief of ancient Assyria): 𒌉𒋫𒉡 (tur-ta-nu) (Akkadian), Θαρθαν (Tharthan) (Ancient Greek), ܬܵܪܬܵܢ [Classical-Syriac] (Aramaic), Tartan (Azerbaijani), Tartan (Catalan), Tartan (Finnish), Turtanu (German), תַּרְתָּן (tartān) [masculine] (Hebrew), Turtanu (Italian), タルタン (Tarutan) (Japanese), Tharthan (Latin), tartan [masculine] (Polish), Tartã (Portuguese), Тартан (Tartan) (Russian), Turtanu (Spanish)
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