Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hammurabian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ham-mura-bi-an
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Hammurabi (died c. 1750 BC), sixth Amorite king of Babylon, associated with one of the first written codes of law in recorded history.

Etymology

From Hammurabi + -an.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Hammurabian (comparative) most Hammurabian (superlative)

Questions

What does hammurabian mean?
Of or relating to Hammurabi (died c. 1750 BC), sixth Amorite king of Babylon, associated with one of the first written codes of law in recorded history.
Where does hammurabian come from?
From Hammurabi + -an.

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