Assur

See also: Aššur

English

Alternative forms

Aššur

Etymology

Borrowed from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩𒆠 (Aššūr, “Assur”).

Proper noun

Assur

One of the ancient capitals of Assyria, in modern Iraq.
The chief deity of that city (see Ashur).

Translations

capital

Akkadian: 𒀸𒋩 (aššur)
Aramaic:
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܐܵܫܘܿܪ f (āšor)

Classical Syriac: ܐܫܘܪ (āšūr)
Egyptian:

(jswr f)
Hindi: अश्शूर (aśśūr)
Persian: آشور (fa) (âšur)
Portuguese: Assur, Ashur
Russian: А́шшур (ru) m (Áššur), А́ссур m (Ássur)

deity

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܐܵܫܘܿܪ m (āšor)
Russian: А́шшур (ru) m (Áššur), А́ссур m (Ássur)

Further reading

Assur on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

Suras, suras

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Ashur

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒀸𒋩𒆠 (Aššūr, “Assur”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsuʁ/ [aˈsuh]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aˈsuɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈsuʁ/ [aˈsuχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsuɻ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈsuɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈsu.ɾi/

Proper noun

Assur

Assur (one of the ancient capitals of Assyria, in modern Iraq)
(Assyrian mythology) Assur; Ashur (the chief god)

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