𒅴𒂠

Sumerian

Signs in this term

𒅴

𒂠

Alternative forms of /emegir/
𒅴𒄀 (eme-gi)

Etymology

From 𒅴 (eme, “tongue, language”) +‎ 𒂠 (gir₁₅ /⁠gir⁠/, “native, local”).

Noun

𒅴𒂠 • (eme-gir₁₅ /emegir/)

1. Emegir (the main dialect of Sumerian), the Sumerian language
2. a kind of sheep

Adjective

𒅴𒂠 • (eme-gir₁₅ /emegir/)

1. Sumerian

Related terms

• 𒅴𒊩 (eme-sal /⁠emesal⁠/)

References

• “𒅴𒂠 [emegir]”, in ePSD2 (overall work in English), University of Pennsylvania, 2017–present