ziggurat
/ˈzɪɡʊˌɹæt/
ziggurat noun: a temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley, having the form of a terraced pyramid of successively receding stories.
Noun
ziggurat (plural ziggurats)
- 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
- Any building with similar style or shape.
- He works in an old ziggurat of an office building.
ziggurat meaning in Urdu, Bengali, Odia and Assamese
ziggurat in Urdu
- ذکرت
ziggurat in Bengali
- প্রাচীন মেসোপটেমিয়ার স্তূপাকার মন্দির
ziggurat in Odia
- temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley
- ଜିଗୁରାଟ jigurāṭa
ziggurat in Assamese
- temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley
- জিগুৰাত zigurat, উনিৰ unir
More languagesFewer languages
- ziggurat in Arabic
- زِقُّورَة ziqqūra
- ziggurat in Persian
- زیگورات, ذیققورات ziqqurat
Forms of ziggurat
| plural | ziggurats |
|---|---|
| alternative form | ziggarat |
| alternative form | zigurat |
| alternative form | ziqqurat |
| alternative form | ziqqurrat |
| alternative form | zikkurat |
| alternative form | zikurat |
Origin of ziggurat
Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒅆𒂍𒉪 (ziqqurratum).
Words formed from ziggurat
Phrases with ziggurat
Questions about ziggurat
- What does ziggurat mean?
- Ziggurat means a temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley, having the form of a terraced pyramid of successively receding stories.
- What is ziggurat in Urdu?
- Ziggurat in Urdu is ذکرت. See Ziggurat meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is ziggurat?
- Ziggurat is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ziggurat?
- Ziggurat is pronounced /ˈzɪɡʊˌɹæt/.
- What is the plural of ziggurat?
- The plural of ziggurat is ziggurats.
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