Akkad

English

Alternative forms

• Accad
• Agade (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈæˌkæd/
• (General American, also) enPR: äk'äd IPA^(key): /ˈɑˌkɑd/

• Audio (General American):

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Etymology 1

From Biblical Hebrew אַכַּד (ʾakkáḏ), from Akkadian 𒌵𒆠 (Akkade).

Proper noun

Akkad

1. One of the ancient kingdoms of Mesopotamia, located in northern Babylonia.
2. The capital city of the kingdom of Akkad of uncertain location.

   Synonym: Agade

Derived terms

• Akkadian
• Akkadization
• Akkadogram

Translations

ancient kingdom of Mesopotamia

• Arabic: أَكَّد (ar) (ʔakkad), أَكَّاد (ʔakkād)
• Armenian: Աքքադ (Akʻkʻad)
• Assamese: আক্কাড (akkad)
• Bulgarian: Акад m (Akad)
• Esperanto: Akado
• Estonian: Akad
• Finnish: Akkad (fi), Akkadin valtakunta, Akkadi (fi)
• French: Akkad (fr)
• Georgian: აქადი (akadi)
• German: Akkad (de) n
• Hebrew: אַכַּד ('akád)
• Hindi: अक्कद m (akkad)
• Italian: Accad, Akkad m
• Khmer: អាក្កាដ (ʼaakkaat)
• Persian: اکد (fa) (akkad)
• Polish: Akad (pl) m
• Portuguese: Acádia f
• Russian: Акка́д (ru) m (Akkád)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Latin: Ȁkad (sh) m

• Turkish: Akad (tr)

capital city of the kingdom of Akkad

• Arabic: أَكَّد (ar) (ʔakkad), أَكَّاد (ʔakkād)
• Armenian: Աքքադ (Akʻkʻad)
• Bulgarian: Акад m (Akad)
• Czech: Akkad m
• Esperanto: Akado
• Estonian: Akad
• Finnish: Akkad (fi), Akkadi (fi)
• French: Akkad (fr)
• Georgian: აქადი (akadi)
• German: Akkad (de) n
• Hebrew: אַכַּד ('akád)
• Hindi: अक्कद m (akkad)
• Italian: Akkad f
• Polish: Akad (pl) m
• Portuguese: Acádia f
• Russian: Акка́д (ru) m (Akkád)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic عَكَّاد (ʕakkād)

Proper noun

Akkad (plural Akkads)

1. A surname from Arabic.

References

• “Akkad”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• Dakka, dakka

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈakat]

Proper noun

Akkad m inan (relational adjective akkadský, demonym Akkaďan)

1. Akkad (capital city of the kingdom of Akkad)

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.