ܢܒܘ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
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Etymology
From Akkadian 𒀭𒀝 (Nabû)
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [nɑːwʊː]
- (Urmian) IPA(key): [nɑːvʊː]
Proper noun
ܢܵܒ݂ܘܿ (nawo) m
- (astronomy) Mercury: The planet in the solar system with the closest orbit to the Sun; represented by ☿.
- (Mesopotamian mythology) Nabu: An ancient Mesopotamian patron god of literacy, the rational arts, scribes and wisdom. Corresponding to the Roman God Mercury and the Greek god Hermes.
See also
- (planets of the Solar System) ܢܵܒ݂ܘܿ (nawo), ܥܸܫܬܵܪ (ʿištar), ܐܲܪܥܵܐ (ārʿa), ܢܸܪܓܲܠ (nirgāl), ܐܵܢܘܿ (ano), ܢܝܼܢܘܼܪܬܵܐ (nīnurta), ܐܘܿܪܵܢܘܿܣ (uranos), ܢܹܦܬܘܼܢܘܿܣ (neptunos), ܦܠܘܼܛܘܿܢ (pluṭon)