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Ashur

Ashur proper noun: the head of the Assyrian pantheon, later identified with Anshar.

Proper noun

Ashur

  1. the head of the Assyrian pantheon, later identified with Anshar
  2. the city of Assur
  3. A male given name of Assyrian usage.
  4. a grandson of Noah in Genesis

Forms of Ashur

alternative formAssur
alternative formAššur

Questions about Ashur

What does Ashur mean?
Ashur means the head of the Assyrian pantheon, later identified with Anshar.
What part of speech is Ashur?
Ashur is a proper noun.

Words near Ashur in the dictionary

  1. Ashuelot
  2. ashugh
  3. ashughs
  4. Ashuku Nyorai
  5. Ashummeed Jugg
  6. Ashur
  7. Ashura
  8. Ashurst
  9. Ashurst and Colbury
  10. Ashurst Wood
  11. Ashursts

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