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Sumerian
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English
Etymology
en :af Sumer -ian + 1
Pronunciation
en /s(j)ʊˈmɪəɹiən/ /səˈmɪəɹiən/ RP
en /sʊˈmɛɹiən/ /səˈmɛɹiən/ GA
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Sumerian.wav Southern England
en Samarian some accents
en ɪəɹiən 4
en ɛəɹiən 4
en Su me ri an Su mer i an
Adjective
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Of, from or pertaining to Sumer.
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Of, from or pertaining to lower Babylonia, which was anciently called Šumer in Akkadian.
Derived terms
en Neo-Sumerian Sumerianism
Translations
pertaining to Sumer
Belarusian: be шуме́рскі
Catalan: ca sumeri
Czech: cs sumerský
Danish: da sumerisk
Dutch: nl Soemerisch
Faroese: fo sumeriskur
Finnish: fi sumerilainen
French: fr sumérien
Galician: gl sumerio
German: de sumerisch
Greek: el σουμερικός
Hindi: hi सुमेरी
Italian: it sumerico
Latin: la Sumericus
Marathi: mr सुमेरियन
Persian:
Iranian Persian: fa-ira سومِری
Polish: pl sumeryjski, pl sumerski
Portuguese: pt sumério, pt sumérico, pt sumeriano
Russian: ru шуме́рский
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: sh сумерски
Latin: sh sumerski
Swedish: sv sumerisk
Ukrainian: uk шуме́рський
Noun
A person of Sumer.
A native of lower Babylonia, called Šumer in Akkadian.
Translations
person
Arabic: ar سُومْرِيّ
Catalan: ca sumeri m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 蘇美爾人 Sūměi'ěrrén Mainland China, cmn 蘇美人 Sūměirén Taiwan
Czech: cs Sumer m
Danish: da sumerer c
Dutch: nl Soemeriër
Faroese: fo sumeri m
Finnish: fi sumeri, fi sumerilainen
French: fr Sumérien m, fr Sumérienne f
Galician: gl sumerio m
German: de Sumerer m, de Sumererin f
Greek: el Σουμέριος m
Hindi: hi सुमेरी
Italian: it sumerico
Japanese: ja シュメール人 shumērujin
Korean: ko 수메르
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: ckb سۆمەری
Marathi: mr सुमेरियन m
Persian:
Iranian Persian: fa-ira سومِری
Polish: pl Sumer m, pl Sumeryjczyk m, pl Sumeryjka f
Portuguese: pt sumério m
Russian: ru шуме́р
Spanish: es sumerio
Sumerian: sux 𒌦 𒊕 𒈪 𒂵 ùĝ saĝ gíg-ga
Swedish: sv sumer c
Turkish: tr Sümer
Proper noun
en Q36790en linguistics The ancient language spoken in Sumer, a language isolate.
Translations
language
Catalan: ca sumeri m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 蘇美爾語 Sūměi'ěryǔ Mainland China, cmn 蘇美語 Sūměiyǔ Taiwan
Czech: cs sumerština f
Danish: da sumerisk
Dutch: nl Soemerisch
Esperanto: eo sumera lingvo
Estonian: et sumeri keel
Faroese: fo sumeriskt n
Finnish: fi sumerin kieli, fi sumeri
French: fr sumérien m
Galician: gl sumerio m
German: de Sumerisch
Greek: el σουμεριακή γλώσσα f
Hindi: hi सुमेरी f
Hungarian: hu sumer
Icelandic: is súmerska
Italian: it sumero m
Japanese: ja シュメール語 シュメールご, shumēru-go
Korean: ko ^수메르어
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: ckb سۆمەری
Limburgish: li Soemerisch
Marathi: mr सुमेरियन f
Norwegian: no sumerisk språk
Persian:
Iranian Persian: fa-ira سومِری
Polish: pl język sumeryjski m
Portuguese: pt língua suméria f, pt sumério m, pt sumérico m, pt sumeriano m
Russian: ru шуме́рский язы́к
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: sh сумерски
Latin: sh sumerski
Slovak: sk sumerčina f
Spanish: es sumerio m
Sumerian: sux 𒅴𒂠 eme-gir
Swedish: sv sumeriska c
Tamil: ta சுமேரிய மொழி
Turkish: tr Sümerce
Related terms
en Sumer
en Shinar
See also
en Emegir
en Emesal
See also
sux
Further reading
1 sux
Anagrams
en aeimnrsu Suriname aneurism arsenium
en Demonyms Extinct languages Languages Sumer