ܐܘܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Ultimately from Sumerian 𒋀𒀕𒆠 (Urim).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔoːr.]

Proper noun

ܐܘܿܪ • (ōr) f

1. A popular name in Mesopotamia to indicate a place or a city
2. Ur (An ancient Sumerian city in Mesopotamia, in modern Iraq; modern Tell el-Muqayyar).

Derived terms

• ܐܘܿܪ ܕܟܲܠܕ݂ܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ōr dkalḏāyē, “Ur of the Chaldees”)
• ܐܘܿܪܗܵܝ (ōrhāy, “Edessa”)
• ܐܘܿܪܡܲܝ (ōrmay, “Urmia”)
• ܐܘܿܪܫܠܸܡ (ōršlim, “Jerusalem”)