Etymology

dingir

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Today it means: Any Sumerian deity. Full definition →

Sumerian 𒀭
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  1. Sumerian · learned borrowing from𒀭“god”
  2. English todaydingir

Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒀭 (dig̃ir, “god”).

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