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Nisaba

Nisaba proper noun: the Sumerian goddess of writing, learning, and the harvest.

Proper noun

Nisaba

  1. The Sumerian goddess of writing, learning, and the harvest.

Origin of Nisaba

Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒀭𒊺𒉀 (ᵈnisaba /⁠Nisabak⁠/).

Questions about Nisaba

What does Nisaba mean?
Nisaba means the Sumerian goddess of writing, learning, and the harvest.
What part of speech is Nisaba?
Nisaba is a proper noun.

Words near Nisaba in the dictionary

  1. nirvanic
  2. nirvanol
  3. nirwana
  4. nis
  5. nisab
  6. Nisaba
  7. Nisaea
  8. Nisaean
  9. Nisaian
  10. Nisan
  11. Nisarg

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