שנער

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שנער

/ʃinˈʕaːr/
/ʃinˈʕɔːr/ [ʃinˈʕɔːʀ]
/ʃinˈʕɔr/ [ʃinˈʕɔːr]
/ʃinˈ(ʔ)ɒr/ Persian
/ʃinˈʕar/
/ʃinˈŋar/ West
/ʃinˈʕar/ East
/ʃinˈ(ʔ)ɔr/
/ʃinˈ(ʔ)ar/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Related to Akkadian 𒆠𒂗𒄀 (Šumerum, “Sumer”), Egyptian sꜣngꜣr (“Babylonia”), Hittite 𒋗𒈨𒊒 (/⁠šanhar(a)⁠/), all likely ultimately from Sumerian 𒌦𒊕𒈪𒂵 (ug̃₃ sag̃-gig₂-ga /⁠ug̃ Sag̃-Giga⁠/, “Sumerians”, literally “black-headed people”) or 𒆠𒂗𒄀 (ki-en-gi /⁠Kengir⁠/, “Sumer”, literally “place of the noble lords”).

proper noun שִׁנְעָר · shin'ár

Shinar, a place in Babylonia וַתְּהִי רֵאשִׁית מַמְלַכְתּוֹ בָּבֶל וְאֶרֶךְ וְאַכַּד וְכַלְנֵה בְּאֶרֶץ שִׁנְעָר׃

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {שנער},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%A0%D7%A2%D7%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}