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Enlil

Enlil proper noun: a chief deity listed and written about in ancient Sumerian, Akkadian, Hittite, Canaanite and other Mesopotamian clay and stone tablets; the god of breath, wind, loft, and breadth.

Proper noun

Enlil

  1. (Mesopotamian mythology) A chief deity listed and written about in ancient Sumerian, Akkadian, Hittite, Canaanite and other Mesopotamian clay and stone tablets; the god of breath, wind, loft, and breadth.

Origin of Enlil

Ultimately from Sumerian 𒀭𒂗𒆤 (ᴰEN.LIL).

Questions about Enlil

What does Enlil mean?
Enlil means a chief deity listed and written about in ancient Sumerian, Akkadian, Hittite, Canaanite and other Mesopotamian clay and stone tablets; the god of breath, wind, loft, and breadth.
What part of speech is Enlil?
Enlil is a proper noun.

Words near Enlil in the dictionary

  1. enlightens
  2. enlighting
  3. enlightment
  4. enlightments
  5. enlights
  6. Enlil
  7. enlimn
  8. enlimned
  9. enlimning
  10. enlimns
  11. enlink

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