ziggurat
See also: Ziggurat
English
Artist's rendering of the Ziggurat of Ur.
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Akkadian 𒅆𒂍𒉪 (ziqqurratu), from 𒁲 𒊑 (zaqāru, literally “to build high”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: zĭg`ə-răt
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Noun
ziggurat (plural ziggurats)
- A temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley, having the form of a terraced pyramid of successively receding stories.
Derived terms
- zigguratic, zigguratical
Translations
temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley
Turkish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ziɡɡuɾɑt]
- Hyphenation: zig‧gu‧rat
Noun
ziggurat (definite accusative zigguratı, plural zigguratlar)
Declension
| Inflection | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ziggurat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Definite accusative | zigguratı | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Singular | Plural | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nominative | ziggurat | zigguratlar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Definite accusative | zigguratı | zigguratları | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dative | ziggurata | zigguratlara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locative | zigguratta | zigguratlarda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ablative | ziggurattan | zigguratlardan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | zigguratın | zigguratların | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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