Akkadian

English

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Alternative forms

• Accadian

Etymology

From Akkad +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈkeɪ.di.ən/
• Homophone: Acadian

Adjective

Akkadian (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the Akkadian language of ancient Mesopotamia.
2. Of or pertaining to the Akkadian Empire.

Translations

pertaining to the language

• French: akkadien (fr), accadien (fr) m
• German: akkadisch (de)
• Hungarian: akkád (hu)
• Persian: اکدی (fa) (Akadi)

• Polish: akadyjski (pl) m
• Serbo-Croatian: akadski (sh), акадски
• Spanish: acadio (es)
• Swedish: akkadisk (sv)

Proper noun

Akkadian

1. The now extinct Semitic language of ancient Mesopotamia, formerly used as an international language of diplomacy.

Synonyms

• Assyro-Babylonian

Translations

Semitic language

• Akkadian: (lišānum akkadītum)
• Armenian: աքքադերեն (hy) (ak'k'aderen)
• Catalan: accadi (ca)
• Danish: akkadisk (da)
• Dutch: Akkadisch (nl) n
• Finnish: akkadi (fi)
• French: akkadien (fr), accadien (fr) m
• German: Akkadisch (de) n

• Hebrew: אַכַּדִּית (he) (akadit) f
• Hungarian: akkád (hu)
• Limburgish: akkadisch (li)
• Norwegian: akkadisk (no)
• Persian: اکدی (fa) (Akadi)
• Polish: akadyjski (pl) m
• Slovene: akkadčina (sl)
• Spanish: acadio (es) m
• Swedish: akkadiska (sv)

Noun

Akkadian (plural Akkadians)

1. A Semitic inhabitant of the region of Mesopotamia near the city of Akkad.

Translations

inhabitant of the Akkad region

• German: Akkadier (de) m, Akkadierin (de) f

• Persian: اکدی (fa) (Akadi)
• Swedish: akkadier (sv) c

Related terms

• Akkad

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Akkadian terms
• Akkadian language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Akkadian language
• ISO 639-3 code akk (SIL)