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Apsu

Apsu proper noun: fresh water from underground aquifers that was given a religious quality.

Proper noun

Apsu

  1. (Sumerian mythology, Akkadian mythology) Fresh water from underground aquifers that was given a religious quality.

Forms of Apsu

alternative formAbzu

Origin of Apsu

Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒀊𒍪.

Questions about Apsu

What does Apsu mean?
Apsu means fresh water from underground aquifers that was given a religious quality.
What part of speech is Apsu?
Apsu is a proper noun.

Words near Apsu in the dictionary

  1. Apsley
  2. apso
  3. apsos
  4. APSS
  5. apstatin
  6. Apsu
  7. APSW
  8. Apsyrtus
  9. Apsáalooke
  10. apt
  11. apt.

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