Some Sumerian Words and Their English Translations
By:
Fred Hamori
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Englsih |
Sumerian |
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1 |
Marriage/woman |
GAŠ-an |
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2 |
Tie/bind |
KAD |
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3 |
Feeling/care |
KIAG |
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4 |
Clan/collective |
KUD/ HU |
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5 |
house/family |
GUD |
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6 |
back/boundary |
HAŠ/_ED-in |
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7 |
warrior/man |
GÙD 2/GIŠ |
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English | Sumerian |
| 1 | I | ni=I, self, |
| 2 | my | nga |
| 3 | myself | men |
| 4 | you | za-e |
| 5 | you suffix | -zu |
| 6 | your | -zu |
| 7 | we | me |
| 8 | our | -ng |
| 9 | this (one) | ni,ne |
| 10 | that | bi, bé |
| 11 | who | àm |
| 12 | what | me-a |
| 13 | which | me |
| 14 | no , dont | na- |
| 15 | not | nam |
| 17 | un- | la |
| 18 | all,every | em-nam |
| 19 | much | eš |
| 20 | many | eš |
| 21 | one | sag', as |
| 22 | first / lead | éd=go out |
| 23 | two | min |
| 24 | second | |
| 25 | big, great1 | gal |
| 26 | big 2 | gur |
| 27 | long | guz |
| 28 | small, little | gi 17 |
| 29 | woman | mi |
| 30 | lady | nin |
| 31 | queen | gasan |
| 32 | man/male | er-im |
| 33 | person | si-am-lu |
| 34 | fish | kua |
| 35 | bird | musen |
| 36 | dog | ur |
| 37 | wolf | ur |
| 38 | tick/ nit | šar-an |
| 39 | tree | ngis |
| 40 | woods | ngis |
| 41 | seed | mu |
| 42 | leaf | pa |
| 43 | folliage(thick) | lam |
| 44 | root | ta |
| 45 | origin | ur |
| 46 | ship | mu |
| 47 | boat(bark) | |
| 48 | skin, cover | bar |
| 49 | flesh | _zu |
| 50 | blood | ùri |
| 51 | bone | Akk/ esentu |
| 52 | fat | he2 |
| 53 | egg 1 | nunus |
| 54 | egg 2 | nuz |
| 55 | horn/twisted | si |
| 56 | tail | kun |
| 57 | feather | dal |
| 58 | to fly | |
| 59 | hair |
suhur, su siki, |
| 60 | head | sag |
| 61 | chief | sang |
| 62 | ear | g'estug |
| 63 | hear | ngestug? |
| 64 | eye (see) | igi |
| 65 | nose | kiri |
| 66 | mouth | ka = mouth |
| 67 | lipp | su = lipp,talk |
| 68 | tooth | zú |
| 69 | tongue | eme |
| 70 | lick | |
| 71 | fingernail | hur=scratch |
| 72 |
leg walk |
g'iri |
| 73 | knee | dug 3 |
| 74 | elbow | |
| 75 | hand | kiš-ib, su |
| 78 | stomack/abdom | haš |
| 79 | neck, joint | kuk = joint |
| 80 | breast | gaba=breast |
| 81 | heart, (suck) | sa, sa-a, |
| 82 | liver | bà, ur5=liver |
| 83 | drink | na8, nañ, |
| 84 | eat |
su5,6 = feed kú = eat |
| 85 | bite | kur5 |
| 86 | look | lá, ug6 |
| 87 | see | igi |
| 88 | watch | ngíz-al |
| 89 | listen, | aka |
| 90 | know | tal |
| 91 | wise,smart | nges-tu, sú |
| 92 | sleep | ù |
| 93 | dream | u(di) |
| 94 | die | hal, hal-am |
| 95 | kill/murder | gil, gil-im |
| 96 | swim | us ? |
| 97 | to fly | dal |
| 98 | walk /travel |
ngir=road, step du=walk, go |
| 99 | come/goes | ngen |
| 100 | lie down | ku |
| 101 | sit (seat) | suš |
| 102 | stand | zi, zig |
| 103 | give | ba |
| 104 | say?call | sa |
| 105 | sun | ud = sun,time |
| 106 | moon/shine |
ud4,8, it4
=moon hád=shine |
| 107 | star/shine |
zall-ag=star zall=be light |
| 108 | water | i, a, id |
| 109 | rain / flood | su, su-d |
| 110 | flood | aru |
| 111 | stone |
zu =stone ka=basalt |
| 112 | sand /dust |
par-im, uk-um |
| 113 | earth |
šu-bur=earth kir |
| 114 | cloud | ubilla = soot |
| 115 | smoke | ubilla =soot |
| 116 | fire | izi |
| 117 | burn | tab |
| 118 | ash (dust) | ukum = dust, |
| 119 | burn |
tab =burn (izi=fire) |
| 120 | road |
sila3=road,street kas-kal=road |
| 121 |
mountain, peak |
kur =mountain sur =peak |
| 122 | red | rusu, urudu |
| 123 | green | sig ,se12 |
| 124 | yellow/blond | sig7, se12 |
| 125 | white | bar 6 |
| 126 | black, | gig =black, dark |
| 127 | darken,dark | sú , nge, me |
| 128 | sky | an |
| 129 | warm |
mèl=scorching kúm=heat,hot |
| 130 | cold, cool | hal-ba |
| 131 |
full fill/complete |
de=full til=complete |
| 132 | new | gibil=new,fresh |
| 133 | good | dug, sig |
| 134 | round | kar, gar, gur |
| 135 | dry | sig, sahar |
| 136 | dry up | ša ? |
| 137 | name /clan | nam, na |
| 138 | relations/family | ur-um |