ܐܘܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Syriac, from Biblical Hebrew, ultimately from Sumerian 𒋀𒀕𒆠 (Urim).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔoːr.]

Proper noun

ܐܘܿܪ • (ōr) f

  1. Ur (An ancient Sumerian city in Mesopotamia, in modern Iraq; modern Tell el-Muqayyar)

Derived terms

  • ܐܘܿܪ ܕܟܲܠܕ݂ܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ōr dkalḏāyē, “Ur of the Chaldees”)

See also

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