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On this page you'll find 4 example sentences with Assur. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as asur or ashur and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.

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Assur in a sentence

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Assur | Assured | Assurance | Assure | Assurances | Assuring | Assures | Assuredly | Assurant

Assur meaning

Alternative form of Ashur.

Synonyms of Assur

asur ashur city metropolis urban center

Related words

Other words often associated with Assur or its synonyms:

municipality

Using Assur

  • The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of Ashur.
  • Useful related words include: asur, ashur, city, metropolis.
  • In the example corpus, assur often appears in combinations such as: of assur, assur and.

Context around Assur

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

besiege 1× designate 1×

Often after:

akkadian 1×

Sentence patterns with Assur

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

city of assur akkadian aššūrāyu 1× heir designate assur nãdin sumi 1× state of assur and between 1× to besiege assur and arrapha 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

it was named 1× nabopolassar attempted a 1× parpola holds that 1× the documents record 1×

Common sentence endings:

and local people 1× assur akkadian aššūrāyu 1× back into babylonia 1× the historical record 1×

Words around Assur

Just before it in the word index:

assunta 3 assumptions 852 assumptionists 2 assumption 1.066 assumpta 2 assumpico 4

Just after it in the word index:

assurance 833 assurances 403 assurant 24 assure 661 assured 2.440 assuredly 66

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Assur

  • In this selection, "assur" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, besiege, designate and akkadian stand out and add context to how "assur" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include city of assur akkadian aššūrāyu and heir designate assur nãdin sumi. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "assur" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with assur

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

It was named for its original capital, the ancient city of Assur ( Akkadian Aššūrāyu ). (14 words)

The documents record common activities such as trade between the Assyrian colony and the city state of Assur and between Assyrian merchants and local people. (25 words)

Nabopolassar attempted a counterattack, marched his army into Assyria proper in 616 BC, and tried to besiege Assur and Arrapha ( Kirkuk ), but was defeated by Sin-shar-ishkun and chased back into Babylonia. (33 words)

Longer example sentences

Parpola holds that a series of events came following 694 BCE when Sennacherib's oldest son and heir-designate Assur-nãdin-sumi was captured by Babylonians and was removed to Elam (whereupon he disappears from the historical record). (38 words)

Nabopolassar attempted a counterattack, marched his army into Assyria proper in 616 BC, and tried to besiege Assur and Arrapha ( Kirkuk ), but was defeated by Sin-shar-ishkun and chased back into Babylonia. (33 words)

The documents record common activities such as trade between the Assyrian colony and the city state of Assur and between Assyrian merchants and local people. (25 words)

Example sentences (4)

It was named for its original capital, the ancient city of Assur ( Akkadian Aššūrāyu ).

Nabopolassar attempted a counterattack, marched his army into Assyria proper in 616 BC, and tried to besiege Assur and Arrapha ( Kirkuk ), but was defeated by Sin-shar-ishkun and chased back into Babylonia.

Parpola holds that a series of events came following 694 BCE when Sennacherib's oldest son and heir-designate Assur-nãdin-sumi was captured by Babylonians and was removed to Elam (whereupon he disappears from the historical record).

The documents record common activities such as trade between the Assyrian colony and the city state of Assur and between Assyrian merchants and local people.

Common combinations with assur

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "assur" in a sentence?
An example: "It was named for its original capital, the ancient city of Assur ( Akkadian Aššūrāyu )." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "assur" from authentic English texts.
What does "assur" mean?
Assur means: Alternative form of Ashur.
What are synonyms of "assur"?
Common synonyms of "assur" include: asur, ashur, city, metropolis, urban center.
How many example sentences with "assur" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "assur", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.