๐’…†๐’‚๐’‰ช

Akkadian

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian ๐’…†๐’‚๐’‰ช (uโ‚†-nir /unir/, โ€œtemple towerโ€).

Logogram

๐’…†๐’‚๐’‰ช โ€ข (Uโ‚†.NIR)

  1. Sumerogram of ziqqurratum (โ€œtemple towerโ€)

Sumerian
Signs in this term
๐’…†๐’‚๐’‰ช

Noun

๐’…†๐’‚๐’‰ช โ€ข (uโ‚†-nir unir)

  1. temple tower, ziggurat

Descendants
  • โ†’ Akkadian: ๐’…†๐’‚๐’‰ช (ziqqurratum) (calque) (see there for further descendants)
  • โ†’ Assamese: เฆ‰เฆจเฆฟเงฐ (unir)

References
  • โ€œ๐’…†๐’‚๐’‰ช (unir)โ€ in ePSD2
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