ܐܫܘܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܐܫܘܪ (ܒܝܬ ܢܗܪܝܢ) ܠܩܘܪܒܐ ܕ1450 ܩܡ܊

ܐܬܐ ܕܐܫܘܪ

Etymology 1

Modern learned borrowing from Aramaic אֲשׁוּר (ˀăšūr), from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩𒆠 (Aššūr, “Ashur”) the original capital named after the chief deity of that city. Doublet of ܐܵܬ݂ܘܿܪ (āṯōr).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʔaːʃoːr]

Proper noun

ܐܵܫܘܿܪ • (āšōr) f

1. Assyria

   Synonym: ܐܵܬ݂ܘܿܪ (āṯōr)

2. Assur (city)

Proper noun

ܐܵܫܘܿܪ • (āšōr) m

1. the head of the Assyrian pantheon, later identified with Anshar
2. a male given name common among Assyrian people

Derived terms

• ܐܵܫܘܿܪܵܝܵܐ (āšōrāyā, “Assyrian”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Syriac, from Biblical Hebrew [Term?].

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʔaːʃoːr]

Proper noun

ܐܵܫܘܿܪ • (āšōr) m

1. (biblical) Ashur (a grandson of Noah in Genesis)