אשור
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Aramaic[edit]
Noun[edit]
אֲשׁוּר • (ˀăšūr)
See also[edit]
Hebrew[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Apparently related to the pa'al verb אָשַׁר (ashár, “to go straight on, to make progress”) in the sense of being successful, and derived from the root א־ש־ר ('-š-r).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /a.ʃuʁ/
Noun[edit]
אַשּׁוּר • (ashúr) m
Etymology 2[edit]
The sense Assyria ultimately from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩𒆠 (Aššūr, “Assur”), its original capital.
Proper noun[edit]
אַשּׁוּר • (ashúr, ʾaššûr) m
- Ashshur, Ashur, Assur, the second son of Shem
- the Assyrian nation, his descendants
- Assyria, the country occupied by them
Derived terms[edit]
- אַשּׁוּרִי ('ashurí)
- אַשּׁוּרִית ('ashurít)
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun[edit]
אִשּׁוּר • ('ishúr) m