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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSonnenscheibe
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈzɔnənˌʃaɪ̯bə/
"Die Sonnenscheibe war ein heiliges Symbol in der altägyptischen Religion."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A circular symbol or artifact representing the sun, frequently found in ancient religious art and iconography.
"The ancient relief depicts the pharaoh worshipping beneath the divine rays of the sun-disk." - 2
In astronomy or physics, a disk-like appearance of the sun's visible surface as viewed from space or another celestial body.
"The solar flare erupted suddenly across the luminous sun-disk."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of Old English 'sunne' (sun) and Latin 'discus' (a quoit, flat circular plate). The term historically emerged in archaeological and mythological contexts during the 19th century to describe solar representations in ancient art, particularly in Egyptian and Mesopotamian iconography.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sun-disk" is said worldwide
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disque solaire
Transliteration: /dsk sɔ.lɛʁ/
"Les Égyptiens anciens vénéraient le disque solaire."
Sonnenscheibe
Transliteration: /ˈzɔnənˌʃaɪ̯bə/
"Die Sonnenscheibe war ein heiliges Symbol in der altägyptischen Religion."
disco solare
Transliteration: /ˈdis.ko soˈla.re/
"Il tempio è decorato con immagini del disco solare."
disco solar
Transliteration: /ˈdis.ko soˈlaɾ/
"El monumento antiguo representa el disco solar radiante."
disco solar
Transliteration: /ˈdiʃ.ku suˈlaɾ/
"O faraó usava coroas adornadas com o disco solar."
सूर्य बिंब
Transliteration: sūrya bimb
"प्राचीन कला में सूर्य बिंब को देवता के रूप में दर्शाया गया है।"
日轮
Transliteration: rì lún
"古埃及艺术中经常出现日轮的符号。"
태양원반
Transliteration: taeyang-wonban
"고대 유물에서 태양원반 모양의 장식이 발견되었습니다."
日輪
Transliteration: nichirin
"古代の壁画には神聖な日輪が描かれている。"
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