ziqqurratum

Akkadian
Root
z-q-r
1 term

Etymology

From the verb zaqārum (“to build high”). Calque of Sumerian 𒅆𒂍𒉪 (u₆-nir /unir/).

Pronunciation

Noun

ziqqurratum f (plural ziqqurrētum)

  1. temple tower, ziggurat
  2. (jB, transferred) peak (of a mountain)
  3. (MA) a cake in the shape of a ziggurat

Inflection
Declension
singular dual plural
Nominative ziqqurratum ziqqurratān ziqqurrātum
Genitive ziqqurratim ziqqurratīn ziqqurrātim
Accusative ziqqurratam ziqqurratīn ziqqurrātim
Construct state ziqqurrat
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. Not all of the entries may be attested.

Alternative forms
  • ziqqurratu (non-mimated)
  • ziqratu (jB, NB)
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒍣𒆪𒊏𒌈 (zi-qu₂-ra-tum)
  • 𒍨𒄥𒊏𒌈 (ziq-qur-ra-tum)

Descendants
  • → Arabic: زِقُّورَة‎ (ziqqūra)
    • Hijazi Arabic: زِقُّورة‎ (ziggūra)
  • → Assamese: জিগুৰাত (zigurat)
  • → Chinese:
    • Mandarin: 金字形神塔
  • → Dutch: ziggoerat
  • → English: ziggurat
  • → Finnish: zikkurat
  • → French: ziggourat, ziggurat
  • → German: Zikkurat
  • → Hebrew: זיגוראט‎ (zigurát), זיגוראת‎ (zígurat)
  • → Japanese: ジッグラト
  • → Korean: 지구라트 (jigurateu)
  • → Macedonian: зигура́т (zigurát)
  • → Persian: زیگورات‎, ذیققورات‎ (ziqqurat)
  • → Polish: ziggurat
  • → Russian: зиккура́т (zikkurát)
  • → Spanish: zigurat
  • → Turkish: ziggurat

References
  • “ziqqurratu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
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