Syria
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See also: Sýria
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Syria, from Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría), ultimately from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, “Assur”) and hence cognate to Assyria.
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Proper noun[edit]
Syria
- A country in the Middle East. Official name: Syrian Arab Republic.
- (historical) An Ancient Roman province between 64 BCE and 135 CE.
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Translations[edit]
country in the Middle East
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Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Ancient Greek Συρίᾱ (Suríā, “Syria”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Sȳria f (genitive Sȳriae); first declension
- Syria (region in the ancient Near East, loosely corresponding to modern Syria)
- (transferred sense) Assyria
- (New Latin) Syria (modern country)
Declension[edit]
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | Sȳria |
| genitive | Sȳriae |
| dative | Sȳriae |
| accusative | Sȳriam |
| ablative | Sȳriā |
| vocative | Sȳria |
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Sȳrĭa in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Syria in Félix Gaffiot (1934), Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- Syria in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia[2]
- Syria in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Syria in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Norwegian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Syria
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Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Syria f
Declension[edit]
declension of Syria
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Portuguese[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Syria f
- Obsolete spelling of Síria
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