"Uruk" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Akkadian 𒌷𒀕 (/⁠uruk⁠/), from Sumerian 𒀕 (unug, “abode, site, location, seat, typically in reference to a deities 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”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|akk|𒌷𒀕|ts=uruk}} Akkadian 𒌷𒀕 (/⁠uruk⁠/), {{der|en|sux|𒀕|t=abode, site, location, seat, typically in reference to a deities earthly dwelling|tr=unug}} Sumerian 𒀕 (unug, “abode, site, location, seat, typically in reference to a deities earthly dwelling”), {{noncog|sux|-}} Sumerian, {{der|en|akk|𒌷|t=city, place of dwelling or collecting under|ts=uru}} Akkadian 𒌷 (/⁠uru⁠/, “city, place of dwelling or collecting under”) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Uruk
  1. (historical) An ancient city in Sumer and Babylonia, in modern-day Iraq. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Babylonia, Sumer Categories (place): Ancient settlements, Historical polities Derived forms: Urukean, Uruk period, Uruk-Warka Related terms: Erech, Warka
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