Associations to the word «Assur»
Noun
Wiktionary
AŠŠUR, proper noun. Alternative form of Ashur
ASSUR, proper noun. One of the capitals of ancient Assyria.
ASSUR, proper noun. The name of the chief deity of the city (see Ashur).
Dictionary definition
ASSUR, noun. An ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just to the south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.