Zu (𒍪 路 zuverb ) "to know"

Zu (signs: 𒍪 路 transliteration: zu) is a word in the Sumerian language related to psycholinguistics. It is usually translated as "(verb) to know." The Sumerian language belongs to the language family known as Unclassified.

Definition of "Zu"

Source: Sumerian Lexicon: A Dictionary Guide to the Ancient Sumerian Language

S.v., Zu

1.

wisdom, knowledge.

2.

to know; to understand; to experience; to be familiar with; to inform, teach (in mar奴 reduplicated form); to learn from someone (with -da-); to recognize someone (with -da-); to be experienced, qualified.

3.

your (singular).

4.

yours.

zu, su2

1

wisdom, knowledge.

1 zu, su2

wisdom, knowledge.

2

to know; to understand; to experience; to be familiar with; to inform, teach (in mar奴 reduplicated form); to learn from someone (with -da-); to recognize someone (with -da-); to be experienced, qualified.

2

to know; to understand; to experience; to be familiar with; to inform, teach (in mar奴 reduplicated form); to learn from someone (with -da-); to recognize someone (with -da-); to be experienced, qualified.

3

your (singular).

3

your (singular).

4

yours.

4

yours.

Halloran, HSL, 316. [View as image] [Read on OMNIKA]

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Zu on page 316 of Sumerian Lexicon: A Dictionary Guide to the Ancient Sumerian Language
Definition of 'Zu'
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Type
Definition
Entry: zu, su2
1
Noun

wisdom, knowledge.

Entry:
2
Verb

to know; to understand; to experience; to be familiar with; to inform, teach (in mar奴 reduplicated form); to learn from someone (with -da-); to recognize someone (with -da-); to be experienced, qualified.

Entry:
3
Possessive suffix

your (singular).

Entry:
4
Pronoun

yours.

Source: Halloran, HSL, 316. [View as image]
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Zu on page 316 of Sumerian Lexicon: A Dictionary Guide to the Ancient Sumerian Language
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Other definition sources for "Zu"

Entry
Source
zu (v)
Cohen, ASD, 1552–1554. Read on OMNIKA

Example sentences

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Citation

MLA 8

PsychLing Contributors. "Zu." PsychLing, OMNIKA Foundation, 27 Aug. 2023, psylng.org/mli/uncl/sux/zu. Accessed 6 Sep. 2024.

APA 6

PsychLing (2023, August 27). Zu. Retrieved from https://psylng.org/mli/uncl/sux/zu

CMS 16

PsychLing Contributors. "Zu." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created August 27, 2023. Modified August 30, 2023. Accessed September 6, 2024. https://psylng.org/mli/uncl/sux/zu.

Bibliography

ASD

Cohen, Mark E. An Annotated Sumerian Dictionary. University Park, PA: Eisenbrauns, 2023.

HdO 1.71 / SG

Edzard, Dietz O. Sumerian Grammar. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill, 2003.

HSL

Halloran, John A. Sumerian Lexicon: A Dictionary Guide to the Ancient Sumerian Language. Los Angeles, CA: Logogram Publishing, 2006.

WM

Internet Archive Contributors. "Wayback Machine." San Francisco, CA: Internet Archive. Created October 24, 2001. Accessed July 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org. [Visit]

ePSD 2

Tinney, Steve. "ePSD 2: The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary Project." Philadelphia, PA: The University of Pennsylvania. Created 2017. Updated December 21, 2022. Accessed August 27, 2023. http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/epsd2. [Visit]

Wiktionary

Wales, Jimmy D., et al. "Wiktionary: The Free Dictionary." San Francisco, CA: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Created December 12, 2002. Accessed July 28, 2023. https://wiktionary.org. [Visit]

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