ziggurat
Appearance
See also: Ziggurat
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒅆𒂍𒉪 (ziqqurratum).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ziggurat (plural ziggurats)
- (archaeology) A temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley, having the form of a terraced pyramid of successively receding stories
- 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 159:
- It would be uplifting to think that the ziggurat was the first expression of Near Eastern civilization, for then one could speak about humanity's fascination with the heavens, of the human quest for communion with the infinite.
- Any building with similar style or shape.
- He works in an old ziggurat of an office building.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley
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Italian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): */ˈd͡ziɡ.ɡu.rat/[1], */d͡ziɡ.ɡuˈrat/
- Rhymes: -iɡɡurat, -at
- Hyphenation: zìg‧gu‧rat, zig‧gu‧ràt
Noun
[edit]ziggurat m or f (invariable)
References
[edit]- ziggurat in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- ^ ziggurat in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Turkish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ziggurat (definite accusative zigguratı, plural zigguratlar)
Declension
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