آشور

Arabic

Alternative forms

• آشُّور (ʔāššūr)

Etymology

Ultimately from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩𒆠 (Aššūr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaː.ʃuːr/
• Rhymes: -uːr

Proper noun

آشُور • (ʔāšūr) m

1. (biblical) Ashur (a grandson of Noah in Genesis)
2. the Assyrian nation, his descendants
3. Assyria, the country occupied by them

Declension

Declension of noun آشُور (ʔāšūr)

Singular	basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	آشُور ʔāšūr	—
Nominative	—	آشُورُ ʔāšūru	—
Accusative	—	آشُورَ ʔāšūra	—
Genitive	—	آشُورَ ʔāšūra	—

Derived terms

• آشُورِيّ (ʔāšūriyy)
• آشُورِيَّة (ʔāšūriyya)

Persian

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.ˈʃuːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.ʃúːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.ʃúːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.ʃúːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.ʃúɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒː.ʃúːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔ.ʃúɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	āšūr
Dari reading?	āšūr
Iranian reading?	âšur
Tajik reading?	ošur

Proper noun

Dari	آشور
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Ошур

آشور • (âšur)

1. Assyria