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Ashuri or Asuri or Ashurit may refer to: *Assyrian *"Of Assyria" (in
Aramaic The Aramaic languages, short Aramaic ( syc, ܐܪܡܝܐ, Arāmāyā; oar, 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤀; arc, 𐡀𐡓𐡌𐡉𐡀; tmr, אֲרָמִית), are a language family containing many varieties (languages and dialects) that originated in ...
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Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...
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Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...
) ** Ashur (god), the national God of Assyria ** Ktav Ashuri or "Assyrian script", the Hebrew alphabet *Sanskrit ''asuri'': ** Feminine of
Asura Asuras (Sanskrit: असुर) are a class of beings in Indian religions, Indic religions. They are described as power-seeking clans related to the more benevolent Deva (Hinduism), Devas (also known as Suras) in Hinduism. In its Buddhism, Buddhi ...
, a group of power-seeking deities ** The feminine divinity
Devi Devī (; Sanskrit: देवी) is the Sanskrit word for 'goddess'; the masculine form is ''deva''. ''Devi'' and ''deva'' mean 'heavenly, divine, anything of excellence', and are also gender-specific terms for a deity in Hinduism. The conce ...
** Maya or Dirghajihvi, a
Rakshasi Rakshasas ( sa, राक्षस, IAST: : Pali: ''rakkhaso'') lit. 'preservers' are a race of usually malevolent demigods prominently featured in Hindu mythology. According to the Brahmanda Purana, the rakshasas were created by Brahma when ...
** A rishi mentioned in the Satapatha Brahmana **
Asuri Kesava Somayaji Asuri or Ashuri or Ashurit may refer to: *Assyrian ** Ashur (god), the national God of Assyria ** Ktav Ashuri or "Assyrian script", the Hebrew alphabet *Sanskrit ''asuri'': ** Feminine of Asura, a group of power-seeking deities ** The feminine div ...
, the father of
Ramanuja Ramanuja (Middle Tamil: Rāmāṉujam; Classical Sanskrit: Rāmanuja; 1017 CE – 1137 CE; ; ), also known as Ramanujacharya, was an Indian Hindu philosopher, guru and a social reformer. He is noted to be one of the most important exponents o ...
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Asuri metre Asuri is a metre of the Zend Avesta. Details The Asuri metre is used in the Zend Avesta. They have been mentioned in the Yajurveda. Dr. Haug states: "Among the metres used in the Yajurveda, we find several which are marked by the epithet Asuri, e.g ...
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Asur people Asur people are a very small Austroasiatic ethnic group living primarily in the Indian state of Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh ...
of India **
Asuri language Asuri is an Austroasiatic language spoken by the Asur people, part of the Munda branch. Asuri has many Dravidian loanwords due to contact with Kurukh. The majority of Asuri speakers reside in the Gumla district of Chota Nagpur. In addition, ...
, an Austro-Asiatic language spoken by the Asur tribes


See also

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Ashur (disambiguation) Ashur, Assur, or Asur may refer to: Places * Assur, an Assyrian city and first capital of ancient Assyria * Ashur, Iran, a village in Iran * Asur, Thanjavur district, a village in the Kumbakonam taluk of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India * Assu ...
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Asura (disambiguation) The Asuras are a race of power-seeking deities in Hinduism. Asura may also refer to: * Asura (Buddhism), the lowest ranks of the deities of the Kāmadhātu * ''Asura'' (moth), a genus of moths in the family Erebidae * Asura (''Samurai Showdown'' ...
* Asur (disambiguation) {{Disambiguation