Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uruk

/ˈʊrʊk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables: uruk
IPA: /ˈʊrʊk/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient city in Sumer and Babylonia, in modern-day Iraq.

Example Sentences

"[…] since the goddess Antu did not hold a prominent status at Uruk before the fifth century. The primary purpose of MLC 1890 was evidently to present Antu as universal goddess and all-encompassing cosmic location."

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒌷𒀕 (/⁠uruk⁠/), from Sumerian 𒀕 (unug, “abode, site, location, seat, typically in reference to a deity's earthly dwelling”) either as a phonetic alteration of the Sumerian or influenced as a calque translation using Akkadian 𒌷 (/⁠uru⁠/, “city, place of dwelling or collecting under”).

Origin

Source language: Akkadian

Word Breakdown

Root: 𒌷𒀕, 𒀕, 𒌷

Derived Forms

Urukean

Phrases

Uruk period Uruk-Warka

Frequently Paired Words

Erech Warka

Questions

How do you pronounce uruk?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʊrʊk/.
What does uruk mean?: An ancient city in Sumer and Babylonia, in modern-day Iraq.
Where does uruk come from?: It is traced to Akkadian.

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