Sumerian
Syllables: Su·me·ri·an/s(j)ʊˈmɪəɹiən/US/sʊˈmɛɹiən/
Sumerian adjective: of, from or pertaining to Sumer.
Adjective
Sumerian (not comparable)
- Of, from or pertaining to Sumer.
- "Could be. Anyway, Sumerian culture—the society based on me—was another manifestation of the metavirus. Expect that in this case, it was in a linguistic form rather than DNA."1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, →ISBN, page 371
- Of, from or pertaining to lower Babylonia, which was anciently called Šumer in Akkadian.
Noun
Sumerian (plural Sumerians)
Proper noun
Sumerian
- The ancient language spoken in Sumer, a language isolate.
Sumerian meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Arabic
Sumerian in Hindi
- pertaining to Sumer
- सुमेरी sumerī
- person
- सुमेरी sumerī
- language
- सुमेरी sumerī
Sumerian in Tamil
- language
- சுமேரிய மொழி cumēriya moḻi
Sumerian in Marathi
- pertaining to Sumer
- सुमेरियन sumeriyan
- person
- सुमेरियन sumeriyan
- language
- सुमेरियन sumeriyan
Sumerian in Arabic
- person
- سُومْرِيّ sūmriyy
More languagesFewer languages
- Sumerian in Persian
- سومری sumeri
Forms of Sumerian
| plural | Sumerians |
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Origin of Sumerian
From Sumer + -ian.
Words formed from Sumerian
Words that rhyme with Sumerian
- Illyrian
- valerian
- cimmerian
- Hyperion
- Iberian
- Shakespearean
- Algerian
- Chaucerian
- eulerian
- Siberian
- criterion
- Liberian
6 more rhymesFewer rhymes
Questions about Sumerian
- What does Sumerian mean?
- Sumerian means of, from or pertaining to Sumer.
- What is Sumerian in Hindi?
- Sumerian in Hindi is सुमेरी (sumerī). See Sumerian meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Sumerian?
- Sumerian can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Sumerian?
- Sumerian is pronounced /s(j)ʊˈmɪəɹiən/ (UK).
Words near Sumerian in the dictionary
Source and license
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