Gilgamesh

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒄑𒂆𒈦 (Gilgāmeš), from Sumerian 𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒎌 (^dgilgameš₂ /⁠Gilgameš⁠/)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡɪl.ɡə.mɛʃ/
Audio (UK): (file)

Proper noun

Gilgamesh

A semi-legendary king of Uruk, who is the hero of the Babylonian poem Epic of Gilgamesh.

Translations

legendary king of Uruk

Akkadian: 𒄑𒂆𒈦 (Gilgāmeš)
Arabic: جِلْجَامِش m (gilgamiš), جِلْجَامِش m (jiljamiš)
Aramaic:
Classical Syriac: ܓܡܝܓܘܣ (gmīgōs), ܓܠܝܓܡܘܣ (glīgmōs)
Armenian: Գիլգամեշ (hy) (Gilgameš)
Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} Гилгамеш m (Gilgameš)
Catalan: Guilgameix
Chinese:
Mandarin: 吉爾伽美什 / 吉尔伽美什 (Jí'ěrgāměishí)
Czech: Gilgameš m
Esperanto: Gilgameŝ
Estonian: Gilgameš sg
Finnish: Gilgames, Gilgameš
German: Gilgamesch (de) m
Greek: Γκιλγκαμές (el) m (Gkilgkamés), Γιλγαμές (el) (Gilgamés)
Hebrew: גילגמש m (gīlgámēš)
Hungarian: Gilgames (hu)
Italian: Gilgamesh m
Japanese: ギルガメッシュ (Girugamesshu)
Korean: 길가메시 (Gilgamesi)
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: ^{(please verify)} Gilgameş
Latin: Gilgamus
Norwegian: Gilgamesj
Persian: گیلگمش (fa) (gilgameš)
Polish: Gilgamesz m
Portuguese: Gilgamesh m
Romanian: Ghilgameș m
Russian: Гильгаме́ш m (Gilʹgaméš)
Sanskrit: गिल्गमीष् (sa) m (gilgamīṣ)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Гилгамеш m

Roman: Gilgameš (sh) m
Sicilian: Gilgamesh m
Slovak: ^{(please verify)} Gilgameš m
Spanish: Gilgamesh, Gilgamés
Sumerian: 𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒎌 (^dgilgameš₂ /⁠Gilgameš⁠/)
Turkish: Gılgamış

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒄑𒂆𒈦 (Gilgāmeš).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡiw.ɡaˈmɛʃ/ [ɡiʊ̯.ɡaˈmɛʃ]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡil.ɡɐˈmɛʃ/ [ɡiɫ.ɣɐˈmɛʃ]

Proper noun

Gilgamesh m

Gilgamesh (legendary king of Uruk)

Spanish

Proper noun

Gilgamesh m

Gilgamesh (legendary king of Uruk)

Alternative forms

Gilgamés