- Sumerian
- Sumerian 1875, from Fr. Sumérien (1872), from Sumer, name of a district in ancient Babylonia.
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Sumerian
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Sumerian — may refer to: *Sumerian people *Sumerian language *Sumerian script *Sumerian civilization, including **Sumerian history **Sumerian architecture **Sumerian mythology … Wikipedia
sumerian — SUMERIÁN, Ă, sumerieni, e, s.m. şi f., adj. 1. s.m. şi f. Persoană care făcea parte din populaţia de bază a vechiului ţinut din sudul Mesopotamiei, Sumer. 2. adj. Care aparţine Sumerului sau sumerienilor (1), privitor la Sumer sau la sumerieni. ♦ … Dicționar Român
Sumerian — Su*me ri*an, a. [Written also {Sumirian}.] Of or pertaining to the region of lower Babylonia, which was anciently called Sumer, or its inhabitants or their language. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sumerian — Su*me ri*an, n. [Written also {Sumirian}.] A native of lower Babylonia, anciently called Sumer. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sumerian — [so͞o mir′ē ən, so͞omer′ē ən] adj. 1. of Sumer 2. of the people of Sumer, an ancient non Semitic people of S Mesopotamia n. 1. a member of this people 2. the language of the Sumerians, extinct as a spoken language since c. 2000 B.C. although it… … English World dictionary
SUMERIAN — Languagespoken in southern Mesopotamia until the beginning of the second millennium B.C. It was expressed in writing since the Early Dynastic period (earlier forms of cuneiform were not meant to reflect a particular idiom). Sumerian texts were … Historical Dictionary of Mesopotamia
Sumerian — noun Date: 1878 1. a native of Sumer 2. the language of the Sumerians that has no known linguistic affinities • Sumerian adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
Sumerian — /suˈmɪəriən/ (say sooh mearreeuhn) adjective 1. of or relating to Sumer, its inhabitants, their civilisation, or language. –noun 2. one of the Sumerian people. 3. the language of the Sumerians, of unknown relationship, preserved in very ancient… …
Sumerian — adj. & n. adj. of or relating to the early and non Semitic element in the civilization of ancient Babylonia. n. 1 a member of the early non Semitic people of ancient Babylonia. 2 the Sumerian language. Etymology: F sumeacuterien f. Sumer in… … Useful english dictionary
Sumerian Cry — Студийный альбом Tiamat Дата выпуска 1990 Записан 1989 Жанр … Википедия
