Associations to the word «Assur»

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.
William Butler Yeats