"Gilgamesh" meaning in English

See Gilgamesh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɡɪl.ɡə.mɛʃ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-Gilgamesh.wav
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒄑𒂆𒈦 (Gilgameš), from Sumerian 𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒎌 (ᵈgilgameš₂ /⁠Gilgameš⁠/) Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|akk|𒄑𒂆𒈦|sc=Xsux|tr=Gilgameš}} Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒄑𒂆𒈦 (Gilgameš), {{sup|d}} ᵈ, {{der|en|sux|𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒎌|tr=ᵈgilgameš₂|ts=Gilgameš}} Sumerian 𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒎌 (ᵈgilgameš₂ /⁠Gilgameš⁠/) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Gilgamesh
  1. A semi-legendary king of Uruk, who is the hero of the Babylonian poem Epic of Gilgamesh. Wikipedia link: Gilgamesh Categories (topical): English given names, Ancient Near East, Individuals Translations (legendary king of Uruk): 𒄑𒂆𒈦 (Gilgameš) (Akkadian), جِلْجَامِش (gilgamiš) [masculine] (Arabic), جِلْجَامِش (jiljamiš) [masculine] (Arabic), ܓܡܝܓܘܣ (gmīgōs) [Classical-Syriac] (Aramaic), ܓܠܝܓܡܘܣ (glīgmōs) [Classical-Syriac] (Aramaic), Գիլգամեշ (Gilgameš) (Armenian), Guilgameix (Catalan), 吉爾伽美什 (Chinese Mandarin), 吉尔伽美什 (Jí'ěrgāměishí) (Chinese Mandarin), Gilgameš [masculine] (Czech), Gilgameŝ (Esperanto), Gilgameš [singular] (Estonian), Gilgames (Finnish), Gilgameš (Finnish), Gilgamesch [masculine] (German), Γκιλγκαμές (Gkilgkamés) [masculine] (Greek), Γιλγαμές (Gilgamés) (Greek), גילגמש (gīlgámēš) [masculine] (Hebrew), Gilgames (Hungarian), Gilgamesh [masculine] (Italian), ギルガメッシュ (Girugamesshu) (Japanese), 길가메시 (Gilgamesi) (Korean), Gilgamus (Latin), Gilgamesj (Norwegian), گیلگمش (gilgameš) (Persian), Gilgamesz [masculine] (Polish), Gilgamesh [masculine] (Portuguese), Ghilgameș [masculine] (Romanian), Гильгаме́ш (Gilʹgaméš) [masculine] (Russian), गिल्गमीष् (gilgamīṣ) [masculine] (Sanskrit), Гилгамеш [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Gilgameš [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Gilgamesh [masculine] (Sicilian), Gilgamesh (Spanish), Gilgamés (Spanish), 𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒎌 (alt: ᵈgilgameš₂ /⁠Gilgameš⁠/) (Sumerian), Gılgamış (Turkish)
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A semi-legendary king of Uruk, who is the hero of the Babylonian poem Epic of Gilgamesh."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "king",
          "king"
        ],
        [
          "Uruk",
          "Uruk"
        ],
        [
          "Babylonian",
          "Babylonian"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Gilgamesh"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɪl.ɡə.mɛʃ/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "akk",
      "lang": "Akkadian",
      "roman": "Gilgameš",
      "sense": "legendary king of Uruk",
      "word": "𒄑𒂆𒈦"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "gilgamiš",
      "sense": "legendary king of Uruk",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "جِلْجَامِش"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "jiljamiš",
      "sense": "legendary king of Uruk",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "جِلْجَامِش"
    },
    {
      "code": "syc",
      "lang": "Aramaic",
      "roman": "gmīgōs",
      "sense": "legendary king of Uruk",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Syriac"
      ],
      "word": "ܓܡܝܓܘܣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "syc",
      "lang": "Aramaic",
      "roman": "glīgmōs",
      "sense": "legendary king of Uruk",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Syriac"
      ],
      "word": "ܓܠܝܓܡܘܣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "Gilgameš",
      "sense": "legendary king of Uruk",
      "word": "Գիլգամեշ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "legendary king of Uruk",
      "word": "Guilgameix"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "legendary king of Uruk",
      "word": "吉爾伽美什"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Jí'ěrgāměishí",
      "sense": "legendary king of Uruk",
      "word": "吉尔伽美什"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "legendary king of Uruk",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gilgameš"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "legendary king of Uruk",
      "word": "Gilgameŝ"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "legendary king of Uruk",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ],
      "word": "Gilgameš"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "legendary king of Uruk",
      "word": "Gilgames"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "legendary king of Uruk",
      "word": "Gilgameš"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "legendary king of Uruk",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gilgamesch"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Gkilgkamés",
      "sense": "legendary king of Uruk",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Γκιλγκαμές"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Gilgamés",
      "sense": "legendary king of Uruk",
      "word": "Γιλγαμές"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "gīlgámēš",
      "sense": "legendary king of Uruk",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "גילגמש"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "legendary king of Uruk",
      "word": "Gilgames"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "legendary king of Uruk",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gilgamesh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Girugamesshu",
      "sense": "legendary king of Uruk",
      "word": "ギルガメッシュ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Gilgamesi",
      "sense": "legendary king of Uruk",
      "word": "길가메시"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "legendary king of Uruk",
      "word": "Gilgamus"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "legendary king of Uruk",
      "word": "Gilgamesj"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "gilgameš",
      "sense": "legendary king of Uruk",
      "word": "گیلگمش"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "legendary king of Uruk",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gilgamesz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "legendary king of Uruk",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gilgamesh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "legendary king of Uruk",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ghilgameș"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Gilʹgaméš",
      "sense": "legendary king of Uruk",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Гильгаме́ш"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "gilgamīṣ",
      "sense": "legendary king of Uruk",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "गिल्गमीष्"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "legendary king of Uruk",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Гилгамеш"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "legendary king of Uruk",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gilgameš"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "legendary king of Uruk",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gilgamesh"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "legendary king of Uruk",
      "word": "Gilgamesh"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "legendary king of Uruk",
      "word": "Gilgamés"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ᵈgilgameš₂ /⁠Gilgameš⁠/",
      "code": "sux",
      "lang": "Sumerian",
      "sense": "legendary king of Uruk",
      "word": "𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒎌"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "legendary king of Uruk",
      "word": "Gılgamış"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Gilgamesh"
}

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