Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marduk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: mar-duk
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A late-generation god from ancient Mesopotamia and patron deity of the city of Babylon.

Example Sentences

"He gave a copy to his son Marduk, who passed it on to Hammurabi."

Etymology

Ultimately from Sumerian 𒀭𒀫𒌓 (ᵈamar-utu /⁠Marduk⁠/).

Origin

Source language: Sumerian

Word Breakdown

Root: 𒀭𒀫𒌓

Questions

What does marduk mean?: A late-generation god from ancient Mesopotamia and patron deity of the city of Babylon.
Where does marduk come from?: It is traced to Sumerian.

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