akkadian
アッカド語
解説 Definition
古代メソポタミアで使われたセム語系の言語。楔形文字で書かれた最古の言語の一つ。
Akkadian is an ancient Semitic language of Mesopotamia written in cuneiform and represented by Babylonian and Assyrian varieties. As an adjective, Akkadian also means relating to Akkad, its people, empire, or language.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Akkadian は都市・帝国名 Akkad に -ian が付いた形で、名詞なら「アッカド語」、形容詞なら「アッカドの」を表す。Akkadian language、Akkadian cuneiform tablets、Akkadian Empire の組み合わせで覚える。古代メソポタミアのセム語で、シュメール語とは系統が異なる点も区別の手がかりになる。
Build Akkadian from Akkad plus -ian, an ending that often means “belonging to or associated with.” As a noun, Akkadian names the ancient Semitic language; as an adjective, it describes such things as Akkadian tablets, Akkadian texts, or the Akkadian Empire. Link the language with cuneiform clay tablets and with ancient Mesopotamia. Also keep it distinct from Sumerian: both were written in cuneiform and existed in the same broad region, but Akkadian is Semitic, whereas Sumerian belongs to a different and unclassified language family.
例文
Akkadian was the lingua franca of the ancient Near East for centuries.
アッカド語は何世紀にもわたって古代近東の共通語だった。
Scholars have deciphered thousands of Akkadian cuneiform tablets.
学者たちは何千ものアッカド語の楔形文字粘土板を解読してきた。
The Akkadian empire was one of the earliest major civilizations in Mesopotamia.
アッカド帝国はメソポタミアにおける最初期の主要文明の一つだった。
akkadian の類義語・関連語
派生語
akkadian の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古代メソポタミアのアッカド帝国の首都アッカド（Akkad）に由来する。都市名はシュメール語起源とされるが正確な意味は不明。アッカド語はセム語族最古の記録言語で、楔形文字で書かれた。関連語: Akkad（アッカド帝国）。
Akkadian is formed from Akkad, the name of an ancient Mesopotamian city and empire, with the adjectival suffix -ian. The ultimate origin and meaning of the city name are uncertain and are generally associated with the Sumerian linguistic setting. Akkadian became the conventional name for the Semitic language used across ancient Mesopotamia. It was written in an adapted cuneiform script and developed major Babylonian and Assyrian varieties, leaving one of the earliest extensive written records of any Semitic language.
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