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assur

assur adjective: forbidden.

Adjective

assur (not comparable)

  1. (Jewish) forbidden
    • Wool which has been shorn from it or which has fallen off it is assur (prohibited for any beneficial use) and if it becomes mixed with other wool the whole becomes assur (Y.D. 308).1968, Samson Raphael Hirsch, Horeb: A Philosophy of Jewish Laws and Observances
    • In their commentary, the Tosafot conclude that it is assur to inflict a wound in one's body (chovel be'atzmo) even if he benefits from it.2006, Rabbi Alfred S. Cohen, editor, Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society, numbers 51–56

Proper noun capitalized: Assur

Assur

  1. One of the ancient capitals of Assyria, in modern Iraq.
  2. The chief deity of that city (see Ashur).

Forms of assur

Adjective
alternative formasur
Proper noun
alternative formAššur

Origin of assur

From Hebrew אָסוּר (asúr).

Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩𒆠 (Aššūr, “Assur”).

Questions about assur

What does assur mean?
Assur means forbidden.
What part of speech is assur?
Assur can be an adjective or a proper noun.

Words near assur in the dictionary

  1. assumptiousness
  2. assumptive
  3. assumptively
  4. assumptiveness
  5. assumpts
  6. assur
  7. assur'd
  8. assurance
  9. assurances
  10. assuraunce
  11. assuraunces

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