Where does “sûr” come from?
sûr (Northern Kurdish) comes from Arabic سور, from Arabic سورة, from Classical Syriac ܫܘܪܐ, from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩 — Assur.
sûr (Northern Kurdish): citywall, rampart
Definitions
- citywall, rampart
Ancestry of “sûr”, step by step
sûr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic سور
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | سور | anything that encloses and protects a building;... |
| 2 | Arabic | سورة | sura, surah; severity, vehemence, sharpness |
| 3 | Classical Syriac | ܫܘܪܐ | wall, fortification, bulwark, rampart,... |
| 4 | Akkadian | 𒀸𒋩 | Assur |
via Proto-Indo-European sūr-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | sūr- | — |