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Agirî

Ararat (Kurdish name)

Gender: Boy
Origin: Geography
Pronunciation guide: AH-gee-ree

The story of the name

The Kurdish name for Mount Ararat — 5,137 m. Sacred, symbol of Kurdistan. Also associated with the 1930 Kurdish Ararat revolt.

Etymology

Root: agir + î · Kurmancî

Agirî — the fiery one — is the Kurdish name for the mountain known internationally as Ararat (Turkish Ağrı). At 5 137 m it is the highest peak in the region. The name reads its volcanic origin.

Name family

Agir · cognate
Sîpan · cognate — another major Kurdish mountain

Linguistic parallels

Masis Armeniska — Samma berg
Ağrı Turkiska — Samma berg

geography
mountains
historical

Updated: 2026-05-02