Syria

Etymology

From Latin Syria, from Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría), ultimately from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, “Assur”) and hence originally synonymous to Assyria.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪɹi.ə/

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• Rhymes: -ɪɹiə

Proper noun

Syria

1. A country in the Middle East. Official name: Syrian Arab Republic.
2. (historical) An Ancient Roman province between 64 BCE and 135 CE.

See also

• Countries of the world

Alternative forms

• Sīria, Sūria

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Συρίᾱ (Suríā, “Syria”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsyː.ri.a/

Proper noun

Sȳria f (genitive Sȳriae); first declension

1. Syria (region in the ancient Near East, loosely corresponding to modern Syria)
2. (transferred sense) Assyria
3. (New Latin) Syria (modern country)

References

• 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
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
• 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

Proper noun

Syria

1. Syria

Proper noun

Syria

1. Syria

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɨrja/

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Proper noun

Syria f

1. Syria

Proper noun

Syria f

1. Obsolete spelling of Síria