ܣܘܪܝܐ

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

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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)

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”).

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)

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

1. Assyrian, Syriac

   Synonyms: ܐܵܫܘܿܪܵܝܵܐ (āšōrāyā), ܐܵܬܘܿܪܵܝܵܐ (ātōrāyā)

• IPA^(key): (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this pronunciation?) (particularly: seems doubtful, probably not IPA)

From Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría), from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, “Assur”). Doublet of ܐܬܘܪ.

ܣܘܪܝܐ • (sūrīā) f

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

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).

ܣܘܪܝܐ • (sūrāyā) m

1. Syrian, Syriac, Aramean, Assyrian

   Synonyms: ܐܪܡܝܐ (ārāmāyā), ܐܬܘܪܝܐ

   • 17 CE, Strabo, Geographica 152:

     τους γάρ ύφ' ημών Σύρους καλουμένους υπ' αυτών χρυφή των Σύρων Αριμαίους και 'Αραμμαίους καλείσθαι·

     the people whom we call Syrians are by the Syrians themselves called Arimaeans and Arammaeans.