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
  • IPA(key): /ˈzɪɡʊˌɹæt/, /ˈzɪɡəˌɹæt/
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Noun

ziggurat (plural ziggurats)

  1. a temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley, having the form of a terraced pyramid of successively receding stories
  2. a building with similar style or shape
    He works in an old ziggurat of an office building.

Derived terms
  • zigguratic
  • zigguratical

Translations

Turkish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ziɡɡuɾɑt]
  • Hyphenation: zig‧gu‧rat

Noun

ziggurat (definite accusative zigguratı, plural zigguratlar)

  1. ziggurat

Declension
Inflection
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
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
1st singular zigguratım zigguratlarım
2nd singular zigguratın zigguratların
3rd singular zigguratı zigguratları
1st plural zigguratımız zigguratlarımız
2nd plural zigguratınız zigguratlarınız
3rd plural zigguratları zigguratları
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