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Nergal

Nergal proper noun: a deity worshipped throughout ancient Mesopotamia, associated with war, pestilence, and the Sun.

Proper noun

Nergal

  1. (Mesopotamian mythology) A deity worshipped throughout ancient Mesopotamia, associated with war, pestilence, and the Sun.

Forms of Nergal

alternative formNirgal
alternative formNirgali

Origin of Nergal

Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒀭𒄊𒀕𒃲 (ᵈGÌR-UNUG-GAL /⁠nergal⁠/).

Questions about Nergal

What does Nergal mean?
Nergal means a deity worshipped throughout ancient Mesopotamia, associated with war, pestilence, and the Sun.
What part of speech is Nergal?
Nergal is a proper noun.

Words near Nergal in the dictionary

  1. nerfherders
  2. nerfing
  3. nerfling
  4. nerflings
  5. nerfs
  6. Nergal
  7. Neri
  8. Neria
  9. Neriah
  10. Nerias
  11. neriaside

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