אשור
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
- Ashshur, Ashur, Assur, the second son of Shem
- 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