ziggurat en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒅆𒂍𒉪 (ziqqurratum).
Meanings
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A temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley, having the form of a terraced pyramid of successively receding stories
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.
1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 159:
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Any building with similar style or shape.
He works in an old ziggurat of an office building.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ziqqurat | alternative | lexicographic | |
| ziqqurrat | alternative | lexicographic | |
| ziggurats | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| ziggarat | alternative | lexicographic | |
| zikkurat | alternative | lexicographic | |
| zigurat | alternative | lexicographic | |
| zikurat | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
zigguratic · ziggurat algorithm · zigguratical
Translations (34)
de Zikkurat (temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley) · mk зигура́т (temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley) · sk zikkurat (temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley) · es zigurat (temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley) · cs zikkurat (temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley) · ar زِقُّورَة (temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley) · as জিগুৰাত (temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley) · tr ziggurat (temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley) · he זִקֻּרַת (temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley) · it ziggurat (temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley) · pl ziggurat (temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley) · akk 𒅆𒂍𒉪 (temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley) · fr ziggurat (temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley) · pt zigurate (temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley) · or ଜିଗୁରାଟ (temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley) · ca ziggurat (temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley) · eo zigurato (temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley) · it ziqqurat (temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley) · ko 지구라트 (temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley) · oc zigorat (temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley) · fa ذیققورات (temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley) · nl ziggoerat (temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley) · acw زِقُّورة (temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley) · is þrepapíramídi (temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley) · cmn 金字形神塔 (temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley) · fi zikkurat (temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley) · sux 𒅆𒂍𒉪 (temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley) · ru зиккура́т (temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley) · as উনিৰ (temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley) · ja ジッグラト (temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley) · is ziggurathof (temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley) · ro zigurat (temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley) · fa زیگورات (temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley) · fr ziggourat (temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley)