Akkadian

or Ac·ca·di·an

[ uh-key-dee-uhn, uh-kah- ]

/ əˈkeɪ di ən, əˈkɑ- /

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noun

the eastern Semitic language, now extinct, of Assyria and Babylonia, written with a cuneiform script.

one of the Akkadian people.

Obsolete. Sumerian.

adjective

of or belonging to Akkad.

of or relating to the eastern Semitic language called Akkadian.

Obsolete. Sumerian.

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Origin of Akkadian

First recorded in1850–55; Akkad + -ian

Words nearby Akkadian

akinetic mutism, Akins, akiraho, Akita, Akkad, Akkadian, Akkerman, Akmola, Akmolinsk, Akola, akrasia

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How to use Akkadian in a sentence

We have already fleetingly mentioned the influence of both the Old Akkadian language and culture on the Sumerians.
Who Were The Ancient Sumerians? History of the ‘First’ Mesopotamians|Dattatreya Mandal|September 15, 2022|Realm of History
There is no doubt that these read (like the early Akkadian texts) in lines with syllables arranged in columns.
Palestine|Claude Reignier Conder
The phonetic writing is, therefore, a warning against any endeavor to read the name by an Akkadian transliteration of the signs.
An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic|Anonymous
Mr. G. Bertin, the Akkadian scholar, favours the same conclusion.
Palestine|Claude Reignier Conder

A god called Uz has for his name the Akkadian word for goat.
Myths & Legends of Babylonia & Assyria|Lewis Spence
By these it is shown to be clearly a Mongol language, closely related with the Akkadian, though somewhat later.
The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Akkadian

Akkadian

Accadian

/ (əˈkædɪən, əˈkeɪ-) /

noun

a member of an ancient Semitic people who lived in central Mesopotamia in the third millennium bc

the extinct language of this people, belonging to the E Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family

adjective

of or relating to this people or their language

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