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Sumerian

ADJ ชาว ซู มาเรียน ของ ดินแดน  Sumer chao-su-ma-rian-kong-din-dan

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SUMERIAN

SUMERIAN Su *me "ri *an, a. [Written also Sumirian.]

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to the region of lower Babylonia, which was anciently called Sumer, or its inhabitants or their language.

 

SUMERIAN

SUMERIAN Su *me "ri *an, n. [Written also Sumirian.]

 

Defn: A native of lower Babylonia, anciently called Sumer.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Sumerian

Su me ri an |səˈmerēən, -ˈmiər -səˈmɛriən | adjective of or relating to Sumer, its ancient language, or the early, non-Semitic element it contributed to Babylonian civilization. noun 1 a member of the indigenous non-Semitic people of ancient Babylonia. 2 the Sumerian language. The Sumerians had the oldest known written language, whose relationship to any other language is unclear. Theirs is the first historically attested civilization, and they invented cuneiform writing, the sexagesimal system of mathematics, and the sociopolitical institution of the city state. Their art, literature, and theology had a profound influence long after their demise c. 2000 bc . ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from French sumérien, from Sumer .

 

Oxford Dictionary

Sumerian

Sumerian |sʊˈmɪərɪən, sjuː -| adjective relating to Sumer, its ancient language, or the element it contributed to Babylonian civilization. noun 1 a member of the indigenous non-Semitic people of ancient Babylonia. 2 [ mass noun ] the Sumerian language. The Sumerians had the oldest known written language, whose relationship to any other language is unclear. Theirs is the first historically attested civilization and they invented cuneiform writing, the sexagesimal system of mathematics, and the sociopolitical institution of the city state. Their art, literature, and theology had a profound influence long after their demise c. 2000 bc .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Sumerian

Su mer i an /sumériən |-mɪ́ə -/名詞 C シュメール人 ; U シュメール語 .形容詞 シュメール (人 [語 ])の .