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語源

From Sumer +‎ -ian.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /s(j)ʊˈmɪəɹiən/, /səˈmɪəɹiən/
• (General American) IPA: /sʊˈmɛɹiən/, /səˈmɛɹiən/
• Homophone: Samarian (some accents)
• 韻: -ɪəɹiən
• 韻: -ɛəɹiən
• ハイフネーション: Su‧me‧ri‧an, Su‧mer‧i‧an

形容詞

Sumerian (not comparable)

1. Of, from or pertaining to Sumer.
   • 1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, →ISBN, page 371:

     "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. Of, from or pertaining to lower Babylonia, which was anciently called Šumer in Akkadian.

名詞

Sumerian (plural Sumerians)

1. A person of Sumer.
2. A native of lower Babylonia, called Šumer in Akkadian.

固有名詞

Sumerian

1. (linguistics) The ancient language spoken in Sumer, a language isolate.

関連する語

• Sumer
• Shinar

参考

• Emegir
• Emesal

参考

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Sumerian terms

Further reading

• ISO 639-3 code sux (SIL)

アナグラム

• Suriname, aneurism, arsenium