Ashur meaning

Ashur as a noun

1. chief god of the Assyrians; god of military prowess and empire; identified with Babylonian Anshar

   Synonyms: Ashir

   Type of: Semitic deity

2. an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just to the south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq

   Synonyms: Assur, Asur

   Type of: city

Ashur in a sentence

• No one knows exactly where Tom Ashur was born.

How to pronounce Ashur

Ashur is pronounced /ˈæʃɚ/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.