Tammuz

(tä′mo̵oz)

noun

the tenth month of the Jewish year

Origin: Heb tammūz < Akkadian tamūz, a god of fertility < Sumerian Dumu-zi (lit., true son), god & legendary king

See Tammuz in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also Tham·muz

noun

The tenth month of the year in the Jewish calendar. See Table at calendar.

Origin:

Origin: Hebrew tammūz

Origin: ; akin to Iraqi Arabic tabbūz, July

Origin: , both ultimately from Sumerian dumu-zi, Dumuzi, a dying and rising shepherd god

Origin: : dumu, son, offspring

Origin: + zi, true, effective

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