ܐܢܘ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒀭𒀭 (^dAnu(m)), from Sumerian 𒀭 (^dAn).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːnuː]

Proper noun

ܐܵܢܘܼ • (ānū) m

1. (proscribed) Uranus

   Synonym: ܐܘܼܪܵܢܘܿܣ (ūrānōs)

2. (Mesopotamian mythology) Anu (ancient Mesopotamian god being supreme source of all authority. Corresponding to the Roman god Caelus and the Greek god Uranus)

Usage notes

• The borrowed name ܐܘܼܪܵܢܘܿܣ (ūrānōs) is more commonly used.

See also

• planets of the Solar System: ܢܵܒ݂ܘܿ (nāḇō) · ܥܸܫܬܵܪ (ˁištār) · ܐܲܪܥܵܐ (arˁā) · ܢܸܪܓܲܠ (nirgal) · ܒܹܝܠ (bēl) · ܟܹܐܘܵܢ (kēˀwān) · ܐܘܼܪܵܢܘܿܣ (ūrānōs) · ܢܸܦܛܘܼܢܘܿܣ (nipṭūnōs) · ܦܠܘܼܛܘܿܢ (plūṭōn) ^[edit]