ܣܘܪܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܣܘܪܝܐ

ܐܵܬܵܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܐ

Etymology 1

From Aramaic סוּרִיָא (sūrīyā), borrowed from Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría), ultimately derived from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, “Assur”). Doublet of ܐܵܫܘܿܪ (āšōr) and ܐܵܬܘܿܪ (ātōr).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ˈsuːriːjɑː]

Proper noun

ܣܘܼܪܝܼܵܐ • (sūrīyā) f

1. Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)
2. (historical) Syria (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). Doublet of ܐܵܫܘܿܪܵܝܵܐ (āšōrāyā), ܐܵܬܘܿܪܵܝܵܐ (ātōrāyā), and ܣܘܼܪܝܼܵܝܵܐ (sūrīyāyā, “Syrian”).

Noun

ܣܘܼܪܵܝܵܐ • (surrāyā) m (plural ܣܘܼܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (sūrāyē), feminine ܣܘܼܪܵܝܬܵܐ (sūrāytā))

1. Assyrian, Syriac: A person of Assyrian descent
2. (by extension, dialectal, proscribed) Christian

   Synonyms: ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝܵܐ (mšīḥāyā), ܟܪܝܼܣܛ݇ܝܵܢܵܐ (krīsyānā)

Adjective

ܣܘܼܪܵܝܵܐ • (surrāyā) (feminine ܣܘܼܪܵܝܬܵܐ (sūrāytā), plural ܣܘܼܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (sūrāyē))

1. Assyrian, Syriac

   Synonyms: ܐܵܫܘܿܪܵܝܵܐ (āšōrāyā), ܐܵܬܘܿܪܵܝܵܐ (ātōrāyā)

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 (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)

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