ܣܘܪܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܣܘܼܪܝܼܵܐ
ܐܵܬܵܐ ܕܣܘܼܪܝܼܵܐ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [suːriːjɑː]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría), ultimately derived from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, Assur). Doubled of ܐܵܫܘܿܪ (āšor).

Proper noun

ܣܘܼܪܝܼܵܐ (surīyā) f

  1. Syria: Syria (a country in Asia, Middle East)
  2. (historical) An Ancient Roman province between 64 BCE and 135 CE.

Etymology 2

From Akkadian 𒀾𒋗𒊏𒅀 (Aššūrāyu), likely via the variants assūrāyu (Attested in Neo-Assyrian) or sūrāyu (7th century BC).

Noun

ܣܘܼܪܵܝܵܐ (surāyā) m, plural ܣܘܼܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (surāyē), feminine ܣܘܼܪܵܝܬܵܐ (surāytā)

  1. Assyrian, Syriac: A person of Assyrian descent

Adjective

ܣܘܼܪܵܝܵܐ (surāyā), feminine ܣܘܼܪܵܝܬܵܐ (surāytā), plural ܣܘܼܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (surāyē)

  1. Assyrian, Syriac

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [suːriːjɑː] (Can we verify(+) this pronunciation?)

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría), from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, Assur). Doublet of ܐܬܘܪ.

Proper noun

ܣܘܪܝܐ (sūrīā) f

  1. Syria

Etymology 2

Uncommon variant of ܣܘܪܝܝܐ (sūryāyā). Likely a direct loan from Akkadian 𒀾𒋗𒊏𒅀 (Aššūrāyu), via the variants assūrāyu (Attested in Neo-Assyrian) or sūrāyu (7th century BC).

Adjective

ܣܘܪܝܐ (sūrāyā) m

  1. Syrian, Syriac, Aramean, Assyrian
    Synonyms: ܐܪܡܝܐ (ārāmāyā), ܐܬܘܪܝܐ
    • 17 CE, Strabo, Geographica 152
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