Etymology

Subartu

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Today it means: A region of upper Mesopotamia in the Bronze Age, which later came to be called Assyria. Full definition →

Akkadian 𒋙𒁀𒊑 ← Sumerian 𒋢𒂔𒆠
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The story

  1. Sumerian · derived from𒋢𒂔𒆠“Subir”
  2. Akkadian · derived from𒋙𒁀𒊑
  3. English todaySubartu

From the Akkadian 𒋙𒁀𒊑 (Šú-ba-ri /⁠Šubartum/, /Subartum⁠/) or Sumerian 𒋢𒂔𒆠 (SU.BIR₄ᵏⁱ, “Subir”).

Words from the same roots

Sumerian𒋢𒂔𒆠 all →

Subarian

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