Sumerian

English

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Adjective

Sumerian (not comparable)

1. Of, from or pertaining to Sumer.
2. Of, from or pertaining lower Babylonia, which was anciently called Šumer in Akkadian.

Translations

pertaining to Sumer

Finnish: sumerilainen (fi) French: sumérien (fr) m.

German: sumerisch (de) Polish: sumeryjski (pl)

Noun

Sumerian (plural Sumerians)

1. A person of Sumer.
2. A native of lower Babylonia, called Šumer in Akkadian.

Translations

person

Arabic: السومري (as-súmri) Chinese: 苏美尔人 (Sūměi’ěr rén) Dutch: Sumeriër (nl) Finnish: sumeri (fi), sumerilainen (fi) French: Sumérien (fr) m. German: Sumerer (de) Italian: sumerico (it) Japanese: スメル人 (sumeru jin)

Korean: 수메르 (sumereu) Kurdish: Sorani: سۆمه‌ری (ku) (somari) Russian: шумер (ru) (šumér) Spanish: sumerio (es) Sumerian: sag-giga Turkish: Sümer (tr)

Proper noun

Sumerian

1. The ancient language spoken in Sumer, a language isolate.

Translations

language

Chinese: 苏美尔语 (Sūměi’ěr yǔ) Croatian: Sumerski jezik Danish: sumerisk Dutch: Sumerisch (nl) Esperanto: Sumera lingvo Estonian: sumeri keel Finnish: sumerin kieli, sumeri (fi) French: sumérien (fr) Galician: lingua sumeria German: Sumerisch (de) Greek: Σουμεριακή γλώσσα (Soumeriakí glóssa) Hungarian: sumer (hu) Icelandic: súmerska (is) Italian: lingua sumera Japanese: シュメール語 (shumēru-go)

Korean: 수메르어 (sumereu-eo) Kurdish: Sorani: سۆمه‌ری (ku) (somari) Limburgish: Soemerisch Norwegian: sumerisk språk Polish: sumeryjski m. Portuguese: língua suméria Russian: шумерский язык (ru) (šumérskij jazýk) Serbian: Сумерски језик (Sumerski jezik) Slovak: Sumerčina Spanish: sumerio (es) Sumerian: 𒅴𒂠 (eme-gir) Swedish: sumeriska Tamil: சுமேரிய மொழி Turkish: Sümerce (tr)

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Sumerian terms

External links

• ISO 639-3 code sux (SIL)

Related terms

• Sumer
• Shinar

Anagrams

• aneurism
• Suriname