ܢܡܪܘܕ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܪ ܕ (m r d)
7 terms

Ultimately from Sumerian 𒀭𒊩𒌆𒅁, connected to the verb ܡܵܪܹܕ݂ (mārēḏ, “to rebel”); compare Hebrew נִמְרוֹד (Nimród) and Arabic نُمْرُود (numrūd). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Proper noun

ܢܸܡܪܘܿܕ݂ • (nimrōḏ) m

1. (biblical) Nimrod (a grandson of Ham; a mighty hunter and king of Shinar)
2. a male given name, equivalent to English Nimrod
3. a surname transferred from the given name

Proper noun

ܢܸܡܪܘܿܕ݂ • (nimrōḏ) f

1. Nimrud (a historically Assyrian town in northern Iraq, located in the Nineveh Plains)

   Synonym: ܟܵܠܵܚ (kālāḥ)

Derived terms

• ܢܸܡܪܘܿܕ݂ܵܝܵܐ (nimrōḏāyā)