Uruk

See also: ürük and uruk

English

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”).

Proper noun

Uruk

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

Derived terms

Uruk period

Anagrams

kuru, ruku'

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