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
- (biblical) Ashur (a grandson of Noah in Genesis). Also Ashshur, Assur.
- 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
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- אשור on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he