Tyre

See also: tyre

English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek Τύρος (Túros), from Phoenician 𐤑𐤅𐤓‎ (Ṣur, “rock”) (), after the rocky formation on which the town was originally built. Compare Latin Tyrus, Akkadian 𒋗𒊒 (Ṣurru). Cognate to Arabic صُور‎ (ṣūr), Hebrew צוֹר‎ (Tzor), Tiberian Hebrew צר‎ (Ṣōr), Turkish Sur.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtaɪə(ɹ)/

Proper noun

Tyre

  1. An ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia, in present-day Lebanon.

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