"Urmia" meaning in English

See Urmia in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɜːmɪə/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Etymology: Probably from Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܐܘܪ (w-r, “city”), a common Assyrian name for cities around Mesopotamia, and ܡܝܐ (miyā, “water”), referring to the great lake nearby. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|aii|ܐܘܪ|gloss=city}} Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܐܘܪ (w-r, “city”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Urmia
  1. A salt lake northwestern Iran, near Turkey. Wikidata QID: Q199551 Categories (place): Places in Iran
    Sense id: en-Urmia-en-name-en:Q199551
  2. A city in Iran, the seat of Urmia County's Central District, and the capital of West Azerbaijan Province, on the shore of the lake of the same name. Wikidata QID: Q179665 Categories (place): Cities in Iran, Places in Iran Translations (lake in Iran): Ուրմիա (Urmia) (Armenian), Կապուտան (Kaputan) (Armenian), Urmu (Azerbaijani), Urmu gölü (Azerbaijani), [Term?] (/⁠čēčast⁠/) (Middle Persian), دریاچه ارومیه (daryâče-ye orumiye) (Persian), چیچست (čičast) (Persian), کبودان (kabudân) (Persian), У́рмия (Úrmija) [masculine] (Russian), Urmía (Spanish), Urmiye Gölü (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Urmia-en-name-en:Q179665 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Central Kurdish translations, Terms with Classical Syriac translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Middle Persian translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Lakes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 84 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 98 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 91 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 93 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 11 81 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 9 84 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Kurdish translations: 4 92 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Classical Syriac translations: 6 88 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 6 91 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle Persian translations: 10 82 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Kurdish translations: 6 89 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 10 82 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 3 97 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 98 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 13 80 8 Disambiguation of Lakes: 32 58 10 Disambiguation of 'lake in Iran': 30 39 31
  3. A county of Iran, around the city. Wikidata QID: Q115275 Categories (place): Counties of Iran, Places in Iran
    Sense id: en-Urmia-en-name-en:Q115275
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (city and county in Iran): ܐܘܪܡܝܐ (Urmia) [Classical-Syriac] (Aramaic), Ուրմիա (Urmia) (Armenian), Urmiya (Azerbaijani), ورمێ (wirmê) (Central Kurdish), Urmia (Danish), Ûrmiye (Northern Kurdish), ارومیه (orumiye) (Persian), У́рмия (Úrmija) [masculine] (Russian), Urmiye (Turkish)
Disambiguation of 'city and county in Iran': 23 39 38

Alternative forms

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