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Sumerian vs Phoenician - What's the difference?

sumerian | phoenician |

As adjectives the difference between sumerian and phoenician

is that sumerian is of, from or pertaining to Sumer while Phoenician is of, from, or related to the country or civilisation of Phoenicia.

As nouns the difference between sumerian and phoenician

is that sumerian is a person of Sumer while Phoenician is an inhabitant of Phoenicia (a country located on the shores of North Africa and the eastern Mediterranean Sea around the year 1000 BCE).

As proper nouns the difference between sumerian and phoenician

is that sumerian is the ancient language spoken in Sumer, a language isolate while Phoenician is the Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia.

sumerian

Adjective

(-)
  • Of, from or pertaining to Sumer.
  • Of, from or pertaining lower Babylonia, which was anciently called in Akkadian.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person of Sumer.
  • A native of lower Babylonia, called Šumer in Akkadian.
  • Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • The ancient language spoken in Sumer, a language isolate.
  • See also

    * (sux)

    Anagrams

    * * Sumer

    phoenician

    English

    Alternative forms

    *

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of, from, or related to the country or civilisation of Phoenicia.
  • Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • The Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (historical) An inhabitant of Phoenicia (a country located on the shores of North Africa and the eastern Mediterranean Sea around the year 1000 BCE).
  • An inhabitant of Phoenix, Arizona.
  • * 2007 28 July–3 August, "Phoenix: Into the ashes: A city that once won prizes is now a crime-ridden mess", in , The Economist Newspaper Ltd, ISSN 0013-0613, volume 384, number 8539, page 33,
  • Locals also moan that Phoenicians are becoming more antisocial.

    See also

    Wikipedia articles: * * *