Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

assur

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables: as-sur
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of the ancient capitals of Assyria, in modern Iraq.

name

The chief deity of that city (see Ashur).

adj

Example Sentences

"Wool which has been shorn from it or which has fallen off it is assur (prohibited for any beneficial use) and if it becomes mixed with other wool the whole becomes assur (Y.D. 308)."
"In their commentary, the Tosafot conclude that it is assur to inflict a wound in one's body (chovel be'atzmo) even if he benefits from it."
"After chatzos it is assur to daven shacharis."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩𒆠 (Aššūr, “Assur”).

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: אָסוּר

Inflected Forms

Aššur (alternative) asur (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

haram

Questions

What does assur mean?: One of the ancient capitals of Assyria, in modern Iraq.
Where does assur come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

How to pronounce assur

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