ܫܘܡܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Ultimately from Akkadian 𒆠𒂗𒄀 (Šumerum)

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʃuːmɪr.]

Proper noun

ܫܘܼܡܸܪ • (šūmir) f

  1. Sumer (a historical region occupied by the earliest known ancient civilization of the ancient Near East (4th to 3rd millennia BC), located in lower Mesopotamia in modern southern Iraq)

Derived terms

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