Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nergal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables: ner-gal
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A deity worshipped throughout ancient Mesopotamia, associated with war, pestilence, and the Sun.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒀭𒄊𒀕𒃲 (ᵈGÌR-UNUG-GAL /⁠nergal⁠/).

Inflected Forms

Nirgal (alternative) Nirgali (alternative)

Questions

What does nergal mean?: A deity worshipped throughout ancient Mesopotamia, associated with war, pestilence, and the Sun.
Where does nergal come from?: Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒀭𒄊𒀕𒃲 (ᵈGÌR-UNUG-GAL /⁠nergal⁠/).

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