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Syria

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See also: Sýria
Syria in the middle east

English

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Etymology

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From Middle English Sirie, from Latin Sȳria, from Ancient Greek Σῠρῐ́ᾱ (Sŭrĭ́ā), ultimately from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, “Assur”) and hence originally synonymous to Assyria.

Pronunciation

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  • enPR: sĭrʹē-ə, IPA(key): /ˈsɪɹi.ə/
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  • Hyphenation: Syr‧ia
  • Rhymes: -ɪɹiə

Proper noun

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Syria

  2. A country in West Asia, in the Middle East. Capital: Damascus.
  4. (historical) Syria (an ancient region in the Levant in Western Asia, roughly coextensive with the modern country of Syria).
  6. (historical) An ancient Roman province between 64 BCE and 135 CE.

Derived terms

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Translations

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See also

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countries in Asia (appendix)edit

Anagrams

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from the Ancient Greek Σῠρῐ́ᾱ (Sŭrĭ́ā, “Syria”).

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    Proper noun

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    Syria f sg (genitive Syriae); first declension

    1. (historical) Syria (an ancient region in the Levant in Western Asia, roughly coextensive with the modern country of Syria)
    2. (historical) Syria (an ancient Roman province between 64 BCE and 135 CE)
    3. (transferred sense) Assyria
    4. (New Latin) Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)

    Declension

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    First-declension noun, singular only.

    singular
    nominative Syria
    genitive Syriae
    dative Syriae
    accusative Syriam
    ablative Syriā
    vocative Syria

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • Asturian: Siria
    • Catalan: Síria
    • French: Syrie
    • → Irish: An tSiria
    • Italian: Siria
    • → Old Galician-Portuguese: Siria, Syria
      • Fala: Siria
      • Galician: Siria
      • Portuguese: Síria (see there for further descendants)
    • Romanian: Siria
    • Spanish: Siria

    Further reading

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    • “Sȳrĭa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • Syria in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • “Syria”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎[1]
    • “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

    Malay

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    Etymology

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    Unadapted borrowing from English Syria.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈsirja/ [ˈsi.rja]

    Proper noun

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    Syria (Jawi spelling سيريا)

    1. (Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei) Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)

    Synonyms

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    • (Indonesian, Indonesian Malay) Suriah

    Derived terms

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    See also

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    countries in Asia: negara-negara di Asia (appendix)edit

    Norwegian Bokmål

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    Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Proper noun

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    Syria

    1. Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)
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    Norwegian Nynorsk

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    Proper noun

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    Syria

    1. Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)
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    Old English

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Latin Syria.

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    Proper noun

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    Syria m

    1. Syria

    Declension

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    Weak:

    singular plural
    nominative Syria —
    accusative Syrian —
    genitive Syrian —
    dative Syrian —

    Polish

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    Pronunciation

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    Proper noun

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    Syria f

    1. Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)

    Declension

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    Declension of Syria
    singular
    nominative Syria
    genitive Syrii
    dative Syrii
    accusative Syrię
    instrumental Syrią
    locative Syrii
    vocative Syrio

    Derived terms

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    adjective
    nouns

    Further reading

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    • Syria in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • Syria in Polish dictionaries at PWN

    Portuguese

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    Proper noun

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    Syria f

    1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of Síria.

    Welsh

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    Welsh Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Syria f (not mutable)

    1. Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)

    Coordinate terms

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    countries in Asia: gwledydd Asia (appendix)edit

    Derived terms

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    Mutation

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    Mutated forms of Syria
    radical soft nasal aspirate
    Syria unchanged unchanged unchanged
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