Sumerian

/s(j)ʊˈmɪəɹiən/

Synonyms for "sumerian" (18 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Noun(3 words)
ancient mesopotamianancient mesopotamian languagecultural

Strong matches (5)

Noun(4 words)
historiclanguage relatedlinguisticmesopotamian civilization

Related words (9)

Noun(6 words)
mesopotamian tabletsumerian citizensumerian inhabitantsumerian languagesumerian nativesumerian tongue
Adverb(1 words)
most mesopotamian
Adjective(1 words)
writing system

Related word relations

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More general

7 entries
Babyloniancommunication systemculturehistorical descriptorlanguagelinguistic descriptorpeople

More specific

8 entries
Sumerian artisanSumerian grammarSumerian priestSumerian rulerSumerian scriptSumerian tabletSumerian templeSumerian vocabulary

Collocations

7 entries
Sumerian civilizationSumerian cultureSumerian languageSumerian scriptSumerian tabletsSumerian templeancient Sumer

Inflections

3 entries
Sumeriansmore Sumerianmost Sumerian

Derivations

6 entries

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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

Source: tatoeba (358164)

I don't know who invented the dictionary. Was it a Sumerian? Was it a Chinese? I know one thing though, the dictionary is a wonderful invention.

Source: tatoeba (2852230)

Sumerian is thought to be the oldest known written language.

Source: tatoeba (4510161)

Tradition holds that writing first appeared in the Sumerian period, three and a half millennia before the common era.

Source: tatoeba (5430029)

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