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Ninurta

Ninurta proper noun: a Mesopotamian god associated with farming, healing, hunting, law, scribes, and war.

ninurta: a Mesopotamian god associated with farming, healing, hunting, law, scribes, and war
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Proper noun

Ninurta

  1. (Mesopotamian mythology) A Mesopotamian god associated with farming, healing, hunting, law, scribes, and war

Origin of Ninurta

Ultimately from Sumerian 𒀭𒊩𒌆𒅁 (ᵈNIN.URTA).

Questions about Ninurta

What does Ninurta mean?
Ninurta means a Mesopotamian god associated with farming, healing, hunting, law, scribes, and war.
What part of speech is Ninurta?
Ninurta is a proper noun.

Words near Ninurta in the dictionary

  1. ninthed
  2. ninthing
  3. ninthly
  4. ninths
  5. ninty
  6. Ninurta
  7. Ninus
  8. Ninyeunook
  9. nio
  10. niobate
  11. niobates

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