Sumerian

//s(j)ʊˈmɪəɹiən// adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person of Sumer.
  2. 2
    a member of a people who inhabited ancient Sumer wordnet
  3. 3
    A native of lower Babylonia, called Šumer in Akkadian.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, from or pertaining to Sumer. not-comparable

    ""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.""

  2. 2
    Of, from or pertaining to lower Babylonia, which was anciently called Šumer in Akkadian. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to ancient Sumer or its inhabitants wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The ancient language spoken in Sumer, a language isolate.

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"In Sumerian "LÚ.GAL" means the ruler or king."

Etymology

From Sumer + -ian.

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