"Assur" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Aššur [alternative]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩𒆠 (Aššūr, “Assur”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|akk|Aššūr|𒀸𒋩𒆠|t=Assur|tr=Aššūr}} Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩𒆠 (Aššūr, “Assur”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Assur
  1. One of the ancient capitals of Assyria, in modern Iraq. Categories (place): Places in Iraq Translations (capital): 𒀸𒋩 (aššur) (Akkadian), ܐܫܘܪ (āšūr) [Classical-Syriac] (Aramaic), ܐܵܫܘܿܪ (āšor) [feminine] (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic), i-s-sw-w-r:Z1-N25 (jswr) [feminine] (Egyptian), अश्शूर (aśśūr) (Hindi), آشور (âšur) (Persian), Assur (Portuguese), Ashur (Portuguese), А́шшур (Áššur) [masculine] (Russian), А́ссур (Ássur) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Assur-en-name-zlXguxht Categories (other): Ancient settlements, Former capitals, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Akkadian translations, Terms with Assyrian Neo-Aramaic translations, Terms with Classical Syriac translations, Terms with Egyptian translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Assyria Disambiguation of Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 61 39 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 32 6 34 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 4 34 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Akkadian translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Assyrian Neo-Aramaic translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Classical Syriac translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Egyptian translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Assyria: 100 0 Disambiguation of 'capital': 100 0
  2. The chief deity of that city (see Ashur). Translations (deity): ܐܵܫܘܿܪ (āšor) [masculine] (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic), А́шшур (Áššur) [masculine] (Russian), А́ссур (Ássur) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Assur-en-name-8u0bvLQh Disambiguation of 'deity': 1 99
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