Assyrian

English

Etymology

From Assur, the original capital city of Assyria

Noun

Assyrian (plural Assyrians)

1. A person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.
2. A citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia, with capital city of Nineveh.

Translations

a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river

• Catalan: assiri (ca) m, assíria (ca) f
• French: Assyrien (fr) m, Assyrienne (fr) f
• Georgian: ასურელი (ka) (asureli), ასური (ka) (asuri)

• Persian: آشوری (fa) (šuri)
• Portuguese: assírio (pt)
• Russian: ассириец (ru) (assiríjec) m, ассирийка (ru) (assiríjka) f
• Serbo-Croatian: Asírac (sh) m, Àsīrka (sh) f

a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia

• Catalan: assiri (ca) m, assíria (ca) f
• French: Assyrien (fr) m, Assyrienne (fr) f
• Georgian: ასურელი (ka) (asureli)

• Persian: آشوری (fa) (šuri)
• Russian: ассириец (ru) (assiríjec) m, ассирийка (ru) (assiríjka) f
• Serbo-Croatian: Asírac (sh) m, Àsīrka (sh) f

Adjective

Assyrian (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.
2. Of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia, with capital city of Nineveh.

Translations

of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river

• Catalan: assiri (ca)
• French: assyrien (fr)
• Georgian: ასურული (ka) (asuruli)

• Persian: آشوری (fa) (šuri)
• Portuguese: assírio (pt)
• Russian: ассирийский (ru) (assiríjskij)
• Serbo-Croatian: àsīrskī (sh)

of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia

• Catalan: assiri (ca)
• French: assyrien (fr)
• Georgian: ასურული (ka) (asuruli)

• Persian: آشوری (fa) (šuri)
• Russian: ассирийский (ru) (assiríjskij)
• Serbo-Croatian: àsīrskī (sh)

See also

• Babylonian
• Mesopotamian
• Syrian