assur
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 5
- Words With Friends
- 6
- Letters
- 5
Definition of assur
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
name
- One of the ancient capitals of Assyria, in modern Iraq.
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name
- One of the ancient capitals of Assyria, in modern Iraq.
- The chief deity of that city (see Ashur).
adj
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(Jewish, not-comparable)forbidden
“Wool which has been shorn from it or which has fallen off it is assur (prohibited for any beneficial use) and if it becomes mixed with other wool the whole becomes assur (Y.D. 308).”
“In their commentary, the Tosafot conclude that it is assur to inflict a wound in one's body (chovel be'atzmo) even if he benefits from it.”
“After chatzos it is assur to daven shacharis.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩𒆠 (Aššūr, “Assur”).
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