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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescuneiforme
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ku.ne.iˈfoɾ.me/
"El sistema cuneiforme se utilizaba en tablillas de arcilla."
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An ancient writing system used in Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugarit, characterized by wedge-shaped marks made on clay tablets with a blunt reed for a stylus.
"Archaeologists uncovered thousands of clay tablets inscribed with cuneiform detailing ancient trade records."
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Shaped like a wedge; wedge-shaped.
"The fossilized tooth displayed distinct cuneiform characteristics."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin cuneus meaning 'wedge' and forma meaning 'shape', combined to coin cuneiformis in the 17th century. The term was adopted to describe the wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugarit.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cuneiform" is said worldwide
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cunéiforme
Transliteration: /ky.ne.i.fɔʁm/
"Les tablettes mésopotamiennes sont écrites en écriture cunéiforme."
Keilschrift
Transliteration: /ˈkaɪ̯lˌʃʁɪft/
"Die Keilschrift ist eine der ältesten Schriftformen der Welt."
cuneiforme
Transliteration: /ku.ne.iˈfɔr.me/
"La scrittura cuneiforme fu inventata dai Sumeri."
cuneiforme
Transliteration: /ku.ne.iˈfoɾ.me/
"El sistema cuneiforme se utilizaba en tablillas de arcilla."
cuneiforme
Transliteration: /ku.nejˈfɔɾ.mi/
"A escrita cuneiforme marcou o início da história registrada."
कीलकाक्षर
Transliteration: keelkaakshar
Script: कीलकाक्षर लिपि
"कीलकाक्षर लिपि प्राचीन मेसोपोटामिया में उपयोग की जाती थी।"
楔形文字
Transliteration: xiēxíng wénzì
"考古学家在泥板上发现了古老的楔形文字。"
설형문자
Transliteration: seolhyeongmunja
"메소포타미아 문명은 설형문자를 사용했다."
楔形文字
Transliteration: ketsugē moji / keshigata moji
"メソポタミアでは粘土板に楔形文字が刻まれた。"
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