Uruk

See also: ürük

English

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒌷𒀕 (/uruk/), from Sumerian 𒌷𒀕 (/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

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

Anagrams

kuru, ruku'

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