"𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠" meaning in All languages combined

See 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 on Wiktionary

Character [Akkadian]

Forms: KA₂.DINGIR.RAᵏⁱ [romanization]
Head templates: {{head|akk|logogram|tr=KA₂.DINGIR.RAᵏⁱ}} 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 • (KA₂.DINGIR.RAᵏⁱ)
  1. Sumerogram of Bābilim (“Babylon”): Babylon (an ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates) Categories (place): Places in Iraq

Proper name [Sumerian]

Forms: babilim₂ᵏⁱ [romanization], babilim [romanization]
Etymology: From 𒆍 (ka₂, kan₄ /⁠kan⁠/, “gate”) + 𒀭𒊏 (dig̃ir-ra /⁠dig̃irak⁠/, “of god”) + 𒆠 (ᵏⁱ, determinative), literally “Gate of God”, Neo-Sumerian loan translation of the name of the city, interpreted by Akkadian speakers in what is likely a folk etymology as bāb (“gate”) + ilim (“of god”). Etymology templates: {{sup|ki}} ᵏⁱ, {{compound|sux|𒆍|𒀭|𒆠|alt2=𒀭𒊏|lit=Gate of God|pos3=determinative|t1=gate|t2=of god|tr1=ka₂, kan₄|tr2=dig̃ir-ra|tr3=ᵏⁱ|ts1=kan|ts2=dig̃irak}} 𒆍 (ka₂, kan₄ /⁠kan⁠/, “gate”) + 𒀭𒊏 (dig̃ir-ra /⁠dig̃irak⁠/, “of god”) + 𒆠 (ᵏⁱ, determinative), literally “Gate of God”, {{compound|akk|bābum|ilum|alt1=bāb|alt2=ilim|nocat=1|t1=gate|t2=of god}} bāb (“gate”) + ilim (“of god”) Head templates: {{head|sux|proper noun|tr=babilim₂ᵏⁱ|ts=babilim}} 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 • (babilim₂ᵏⁱ /babilim/)
  1. Babylon (an ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates) Categories (place): Places in Iraq

Alternative forms

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        "lit": "Gate of God",
        "pos3": "determinative",
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        "tr1": "ka₂, kan₄",
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        "lit": "Gate of God",
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