| 释义 |
su·meri·an
I. \süˈmerēən, -ˈmir-\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: French sumérien, from Sumer, ancient region of lower Babylonia + French -ien -ian
1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of Sumer
2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the people of Sumer
II. noun
(-s)
Usage: capitalized
1. : a native of Sumer
2. : the language of the Sumerian people surviving as a literary language after the rise of Akkadian
< Sumerian is very well known today, though archaic … texts still offer much difficulty to the interpreter — W.F.Albright > |