Sumer
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Sumer
- /ˈs(j)uːmə/ UK
- /ˈsuːmɚ/ US
Rhymes with -uːmə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒋗𒈨𒊒 (Šumeru), in Assyriology since the 1870s; compare French sumérien since 1872. Compare Shumer, Sumir. More at Sumer.
proper noun
- A historical region occupied by the earliest known ancient civilization of the ancient Near East (4th to 3rd millennia BC), located in lower Mesopotamia in modern southern Iraq.
Translations
Talk about this word "Sumer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sumer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Sumer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sumer "Sumer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sumer.Cite this
@misc{sumer_2026,
title = {Sumer},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sumer},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
