سوریه
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Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Proper noun
سوریه • (sûriyye)
- (historical) Syria (an ancient region in the Levant in Western Asia, roughly coextensive with the modern country of Syria)
- (historical) Syria (an ancient Roman province between 64 BCE and 135 CE)
- Vilayet of Syria, Vilayet of Damascus (a former vilayet in the Ottoman Empire)
Derived terms
- سوریهلو (sûriyye-li)
Descendants
- Turkish: Suriye
Further reading
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “سوریه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1090
Persian
Etymology
From Arabic سُورِيَة (sūriya).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | sūriya |
| Dari reading? | sūriya |
| Iranian reading? | suriye |
| Tajik reading? | suriya |
Proper noun
| Dari | سوریه |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | Сурия |
سوریه • (suriye)
- Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)
Related terms
- سوری (suri)