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Meaning of Cuneiform | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈkjuː.nɪ.fɔːm

Definitions

  1. An ancient Mesopotamian writing system, adapted within several language families, originating as pictograms in Sumer around the 30th century BC, evolving into more abstract and characteristic wedge shapes formed by a blunt reed stylus on clayen tablets.
  2. A wedge-shaped bone, especially a cuneiform bone.

Equivalents

Afrikaans spykerskrif wigskrif
العربية مسماري مِسْمَارِيَّة
Català cuneïforme
Čeština klínopis klínové písmo
Cymraeg cynaidd cynffurf
Dansk kileskrift
Deutsch keilförmig Keilschrift keilschriftlich
Ελληνικά σφηνοειδής
Español (hueso) cuneiforme cuneiforme escritura cuneiforme
فارسی میخی
Suomi nuolenpääkirjoitus vaajaluu
Français cunéiforme os cunéiforme
Gaeilge dingchruthach
עברית כְּתַב יְתֵדוֹת
हिन्दी अंकन कीलाकार कीलाक्षर बाणमुख
Magyar ékírás
Հայերեն սեպագիր
Italiano cuneiforme
日本語 楔形文字
한국어 설형문자 쐐기문자
Nederlands spijkerschrift wigschrift wigvormig
Polski klinowy pismo klinowe
Português cuneiforme
Русский клиновидная кость клиновидный клинообра́зный клинопи́сный клинопись
Svenska kilben kilskrift
Türkçe çivi yazısı
Українська клинопис клинописний клиноподі́бний

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

cuneiform bone cuneiformectomy cuneiformist cuneiformity Cunene Cuneo

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