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Syria

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See also: Sýria

English

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Etymology

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

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

Proper noun

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

Translations

See also

countries in Asia (appendix)edit

Anagrams

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    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

    First-declension noun, singular only.

    More information singular, nominative ...
    singular
    nominative Syria
    genitive Syriae
    dative Syriae
    accusative Syriam
    ablative Syriā
    vocative Syria
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    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • 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

    • “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
    • “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

    Malay Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia ms

    Etymology

    Unadapted borrowing from English Syria.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈsirja/ [ˈsi.rja]

    Proper noun

    Syria (Jawi spelling سيريا)

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

    Synonyms

    • (Indonesian, Indonesian Malay) Suriah

    Derived terms

    • Republik Arab Syria (“Arab Republic of Syria”)

    See also

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

    Norwegian Bokmål

    Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia no

    Proper noun

    Syria

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

    Norwegian Nynorsk

    Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia nn

    Proper noun

    Syria

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

    Old English

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin Syria.

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Syria m

    1. Syria

    Declension

    Weak:

    More information singular, plural ...
    singular plural
    nominative Syria —
    accusative Syrian —
    genitive Syrian —
    dative Syrian —
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    Polish

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    Wikipedia pl

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈsɘ.rja/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɘrja
    • Syllabification: Sy‧ria

    Proper noun

    Syria f

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

    Declension

    More information singular, nominative ...
    singular
    nominative Syria
    genitive Syrii
    dative Syrii
    accusative Syrię
    instrumental Syrią
    locative Syrii
    vocative Syrio
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    Declension of Syria

    Derived terms

    adjective
    nouns

    Further reading

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

    Portuguese

    Proper noun

    Syria f

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

    Welsh

    Welsh Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia cy

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Syria f (not mutable)

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

    Coordinate terms

    countries in Asia: gwledydd Asia (appendix)edit

    Derived terms

    • Syrieg (“Syriac language”)
    • Syriad (“Syrian person”)
    • Syriaidd (“Syrian”, adjective)

    Mutation

    More information radical, soft ...
    Mutated forms of Syria
    radical soft nasal aspirate
    Syria unchanged unchanged unchanged
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