English ...... Sumerian ..... Turkish

___________ ... _________ ... _____________

Hair ........ Suhur, sig ........ Sakal (=beard; Kîl)

Half ........ s^urim ... s>y ........ yarîm (=bir s^eyin yarîsî) [ONT]

Hand ........ silig ........ elig (=el) [ONT]

Hand ........ Su, gis ........ El, ked, kesi ?

Happiness ........ Sag-Ga ........ Sag~ kal (=stay healthy and alive)

He is/she is ........ E-Ne-Am ........ o-dur

He/she ........ E-Ne ........ an, o

Head ........ Rishu, Sa, Sag ........ Bash; sag-ol (=thank you, stay alive)

Healthy(be) ........ Sag ........ Sag~

Hear (to) ........ Gis-Tuku ........ is^it

Heart ........ Sa, Ur ........ ür-ek (yürek)

Heat, hot ........ izim ... m>k ........ isig (sicak, sicaklik) [ONT]

Heaven ........ An ........ Tan (=sky)

Heaven ........ Anna ........ Ana (=mother)

Heaven ........ Dingir ........ Tengir, Tengri, Tengere (=the most omnipotent god, God of all gods)

Heavens ........ Shamaini ........ Shaman, Kam=Diviner, communicator with Heavens

Heavy ........ Dugud ........ AgIr

Height ........ Gur ........ Gür (= abundant, dense, high rank);

Help ........ dirra ........ yari (=yardim) [ONT]

Herdsman ........ Sipad ........ Coban

Hero ........ Mes, Ur ........ Er

Hers ........ Enene ........ AnIn, onun

High as sky ........ Ul ........ Ulu

High ........ Dingir ........ Tengir (=Highest as God)

High ........ Gur ........ Gur (=high rank)

Highland ........ Kur ........ KIr (dagli tasli yer) = hilli, stony unproductive land, countryside

Hill country ........ Kur ........ KIr, KIrac (= arid land, waste land)

Hinzufugen?? ........ tag ........ tak- (takmak, bag~lanmak) [ONT]

His/her ........ Enene ........ AnIn, onun

Holy ........ Kug ........ Kut-sal; kutlu (=blessed) Honey Lal l>b Bal

Hostile judgement ........ Di-Kur ........ KIran dil (=language that hurts)

Hostile ........ Kur ........ KIr-an (=one who breaks)

Hot ........ Kum ........ Kum=sand

House ........ E ........ Ev (eb)

How long? ........ En-She ........ ne-ce?

How? ........ A-na ........ Ne?, Ne-ce?, na-sIl?

Huge ........ Diri ........ iri (=huge); diri (=very alive)

Humid ........ Duru ........ Duru su (=clean, pure water)

Hunter ........ Ur ........ Er (=man, hero, hunter)

Hurry (to) ........ Ul ........ Ul-as^ (=come quickly)

I ........ Ma-a ........ Men

Ill, hurt, pain ........ gig ........ ig (=hastalik, hasta) [ONT]

Inheritance ........ Hala ........ Hala (=father's sister)

Insect ........ zibin ........ cibin (sinek)

Intestine ........ Ba, bel=inside ........ Bel (bil = waist)

Judge (to) ........ Di-Du ........ De, di (=to say, to speak, to judge)

Just as ........ Gim ........ Kimi

King ........ alim ... m>k ........ ilig (hükümdar, kîral) [ONT]

Knife ........ Giri ........ Gir-en (=a piercing object, cutter)

Know how ........ Zu ........ Us (=experience, visdom)

Know ........ Zu ........ Us (=reason)

Knowledge ........ Zu ........ Us (=intelligence, intellect)

Lady (heavenly) ........ Nin-Ana-Si-Anna ........ Tan ana

Lady (palace) ........ s^is^, S^es^ ........ is^i (=princes; es~= spouse) [ONT]

Lady ........ Nin ........ Ha-nIm, nine

Lady of Air ........ Nin-Lil ........ Yelana

Land ........ kur ........ kuru (kara, toprak, yer) [ONT]

Large (to) ........ Gu-Ul ........ Ulu ol

Large ........ Gal ........ Ulu

Large, huge ........ dirig ........ irig=iri [ONT]

Lay out ........ nad ... n>y ........ yad-mak (yayak, sermek [ONT]

Leader ........ I-Ku, Ku, Sa ........ Hakan, Kun, Kan, Han

Leben?? ........ tin ........ tin (ruh, nefes, soluk) [ONT]

Leg ........ Gir ........ Yürü (=walk)

Liar ........ Lu-Lul ........ YalancI

Lick (to) ........ Eme ........ em (emmek =to suckle)

Light ........ Bir, gisnu ........ Is^In,

Light ........ nurum ... n>y ........ nur (yaruk, parlak) = light [ONT]

Lighted (be) ........ Zal(ag) 393,5 ........ Alav (alev)=flame

Like ........ Gim ........ Kimi

Limbs ........ Ur ........ Ur (=External growth on body)

Limitlessness ........ Ab-Zu ........ Son-suz

Lion ........ Aru, ........ Ur Arslan

Listen ........ Gis-Tuku ........ is^it

Little ........ sig 592,10/19 ........ -cik, cek (diminutive suffix)

Liver ........ Ur ........ Bag~-Ir, cig~er

Long for (to) ........ As^ 2 339,8 ........ As^ ermek (=longing in pregnancy)

Make (to) ........ ki ........ ki-l (kilmak, yapmak) [ONT]

Man (my) ........ mulumu ... m>k ........ kul-um (köle-m) [ONT]

Man, manly ........ Er, ir, ur 50,7 ........ Er

Market ........ Kar ........ Kâr (=profit)

Meat ........ Uzu ........ Kuzu (= lamb)

Fate ........ me ........ men, men menem (=I am my fate)

Merchant ........ Dam-Kar ........ Kâr adamI (= profit man)

Metal t........ ibira ........ temir (demir) [ONT]

Mighty ........ Agal ........ Ulug (ulu =grand, mighty)

Mighty ........ Kalag ........ Kalag~ (=wall ); wall of dung bricks set up for drying; military barracks

Mind ........ Us, Us^ 4 536,26 ........ Us (= intelligence, mind)

Mine ........ Ma-E, Mana ........ Menim

Minus ........ La ... l>m ........ -ma (=suffix for negative expression)

Misery ........ dulum ........ yulug (kurban, fidye) [ONT]

Mother ........ Ama ........ Ana; emcik (=nipple)

Mother ........ um ... m>k ........ ög (anne) [ONT]

Much ........ S^ug ........ Çok

My ........ -mu ........ menim, -m (in suffix form)

Name, fame ........ mu ... m>k ........ kü (ün, s~an) [ONT]

Named (be) ........ Na 97,4 ........ Nam (old Tr) =name ?

Narrow ........ Sig ........ SIkI

Nibble ........ Tukur ........ Tükür (=spit)

Nice ........ Sag ........ Sag~ (=health); sag~lam (=unbroken)

Nose ........ Bun, Kiri, Kur ........ Burun

Oil ........ Ia ........ Yag

Old man ........ Ab-ba ........ Apa, baba

Out of, from ........ -Ta (suffix) ........ -tan, -dan (suffix)

Ox ........ gud ........ ud (=sîgîr, öküz, boga) [ONT]

Parfume ........ iduga ........ yidik, sidik (pis kokan) [ONT]

Path, trail, road ........ sulu ... s>y ........ yol [ONT]

Patrimony ........ E-Ad-Da ........ Ata evi (=parent's home)

Peak ........ Pa 295,11 ........ Bas^ (=head); tepe (=hill)

Peck (with a beak) ........ Ka-Ka-Durud ........ Gaga (=beak)

Penis ........ Gis ........ Sik (Note: word reversal)

People, folk ........ un ........ kün (elgün, halk) [ONT]

Pierce ........ Zi....Kes ........ Kes (=cut)

Pleasant (to make) ........ Sag ........ Sag ol (=stay alive; thank you)

Pleasure ........ Sag-Ga ........ Sag Kal (=stay alive)

Ploughing ........ Ur-Ru ........ Tarla (=field)

Pluck ........ Til-Til ........ Yol-mak

Poem, song ........ sir ........ s~iir, türkü [ONT]

Point ........ Kiri, Kur ........ Burun (=nose, peninsula)

Pomegranate ........ Nurma ........ Nar

Pour out (to) ........ dug ........ tök (dökmek) [ONT]

Power (divine) ........ Me ........ men (kader);

Power (to have) ........ Kalag ........ Kala (=Fort; Kalag=wall)

Prayer ........ Ziskur ........ Zikir (=pray)

Prefer ........ Sag-Kal ........ Sag-kal=wishing you stay alive

Priest ........ Saga ........ Ak Sakal (=wise man, elderman)

Priestess ........ Su-Kal ........ Ak Sakal (=wise man, elderman)

Prime, good ........ sig ... s>y ........ yig (yeg~= iyi) [ONT]

Prophet ........ Nabu ........ Nebi

Protect (to) ........ Dul ........ Dul (=widow)

Protect (to) ........ uru ........ koru-mak

Protect, shelter ........ kur ........ koru- (korumak) [ONT]

Push ........ gid ........ it-mek [ONT]

Rain (to) ........ Zub ........ Çip Çip (Ui.Tr)=Noise made by dripping water

Rain ........ s~eg ... s>y ........ yag-mur [ONT]

Raise oneself ........ Zig 84,45 ........ ÇIk-mak (=to go out or up)

Ram (Animal) ........ alim ... m>k ........ elik (geyik, elik, kiyik; ceylan; dag~ keçisi, yaban keçisi) [ONT]

Raven (the) ........ Kur-Su-Na ........ Karga (=crow); suna (=duck)

Reap (to) ........ gur10 ........ or- (=kesmek, biçmek) [ONT]

Reap (to), mow ........ gur10 ........ orak (=sickle); [ONT]

Reaping ........ gurun6 ........ orum (=kesim) [ONT]

Reeds ........ Gi ........ Cil (hasir = a water plant used for weaving)

Reeds ........ Gi ........ i (= agaç, ekin, bitki, orman) [ONT]

Rest (to) ........ nad3 ... n>y ........ yat-mak; yatak [ONT]

Right side ........ zag ........ sag~ (sag~ taraf)

Ripen (to) ........ Bulug ........ Bulug (=to reach puberty age)

Run quickly ........ Kas-Kar ........ Kos~ (=run); kos~ kos~ (=run quickly)

Sanctuary ........ E-an-na ........ Anaevi (=mother's house)

Sandstorm ........ U-Lu ........ Ulu yel (=strong wind)

Search for ........ B-Bu-Lu ........ Bul

Seat ........ dur ........ dur-ma yeri

Seat ........ dur ........ tör (sedir, oturma yeri) [ONT]

Seed (grain) ........ Numun ........ Tohum

Seed ........ Nummun ........ Su Meni suyu (=semen, human seed)

Semen ........ A ........ Meni

Send back (to) ........ Ge ........ Ge-ri (=towards back)

Sentence ........ Di ........ De-mek (=to speak out)

Sesam oil ........ dig ........ yag (=oil, fat) [ONT]

Set foot on (to) ........ Giri-Si ........ Giris^ (=entrance)

Shadow ........ gis^ge ... s^>l ........ gölge [ONT]

Shallow ........ sig ........ sig~ (derin olmaya)

She ........ Ananene ........ Hanîm, anaana (=Lady Grandmother)

She ........ Ene-E-ne ........ An, o

Sheep ........ udu ........ kon~ (koyun)

Shepherd ........ sipad ........ çopan [ONT]

Shine (to) ........ zal ... z>y ........ yal-dra (az îs~îmak) [ONT]

Shine (to) ........ Zal(ag) 393,5 ........ Alav (alev)=flame

Sink (to) ........ Su-Su ........ Su=water

Six ........ as^s^a ... s^>l ........ alti [ONT]

Skin ........ Bar, kus ........ Deri; örtü=cover

Sky ........ An ........ Tañ, Gök

Sky God ........ Anu ........ Tangara, Tengere, Tengir, Tengri

Slaughter ........ Gaz ........ Bo-gaz-la; Kes (=cut)

Sleep (to) ........ U , Tu ........ Uyu

Sleep ........ u ........ u (uyku) [ONT]

Sleep ........ udi ... d>y ........ udi-mak (uyumak; ud=uyku)[ONT]

Small child ........ sag ... s > ç or s^ > ç ........ çag~a (yeni dog~mus^, daha tüyü bitmemis^, [ONT])

Small ........ sig 592,10/19 ........ -cik, cek (diminutive suffix)

Smear ........ Ta-Sar ........ Sür (=smear over a surface) sar (=wrap, surround, encircle, bandage)

Sour ........ Izi 172,159 ........ Eks^i

Speak ........ Gu-de, di-Di ........ de, di (=speak)

Speech ........ Inim ........ Inle-mek (=to moan)

Speed ........ Kas-Kas ........ Kos~ Kos~(=hurry); kac (=run away)

Speed ........ kas^4 ........ kaç-mak (kos^mak) [ONT]

Split (to) ........ Sil(a) 12,117 ........ S^îlî (Tele. Tr)=it cuts

Split ........ Dar ........ yar-mak [ONT]

Spring t........ ul2 ........ yul (kaynak, pinar, su gözü, çay) [ONT]

Spring ........ tul ........ bul-ak (su kaynag~î, göze)

Stall ........ hum ........ kom (ag~il, ahîr) [ONT]

Star ........ Mul ........ Ulduz, yîldîz

Star ........ Zal(ag) 393,5 ........ Yalduz; (S^ol-pan (Kr.Tr)=morning star, Venus)

Stay (to) ........ mal ... m>k ........ kal-mak [ONT]

Stinking ........ gid ........ sidik (= urine)

Stinking ........ gid ........ id/yid (koku, misk) [ONT]

Storm ........ Lil ........ Yel, yil (=wind), wind storm

Storm ........ ud ........ kad (kar fîrtînasî, bora, tipi) [ONT]

Strong (to be) ........ Kalag ........ Kalag (=wall); Kala (=Fort)

Submerged (to be) ........ Gir-Gir ........ Gir-mis~=entered

Suffer a mishap ........ Tag-Tag ........ Deg-mek (=To touch); tak tak vurmak, zorlu deg-mek (=hit to hurt)

Summit ........ pa ........ Bas^(=head), tepe (=hill); ka-pak(=cover)

Sun ........ kid2 ... d>n ........ kün (gün, günes^, gündüz) [ONT]

Sun, day, time ........ ud, dKIN ........ kün (kün, günes^, gündüz) [ONT]

Supplies ........ kislah ........ kIs~lak (=winter quarters)

Surpass ........ Diri ........ Diri (=very alive); Gür-büz (=sturdy, robust, healty)

Swear ........ Tu ........ Tu (tükürmek) =spit used as insult

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