ziqqurat

See also: Ziqqurat

English

Noun

ziqqurat (plural ziqqurats)

  1. Alternative spelling of ziggurat.

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒅆𒂍𒉪 (ziqqurratum).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): */ˈd͡zik.ku.rat/[1], */d͡zik.kuˈrat/[2]
  • Rhymes: -ikkurat, -at
  • Hyphenation: zìq‧qu‧rat, ziq‧qu‧ràt

Noun

ziqqurat m or f (invariable)

  1. (archaeology) ziggurat, zikkurat (temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley)

References

  • ziqqurat in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  1. ^ ziqqurat in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  2. ^ “ziqqurat”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana, volume 21 toi–z, UTET, 2002, page 1074
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