Syria
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See also: Sýria
English
Etymology
From Middle English Sirie, from Latin Sȳria, from Ancient Greek Σῠρῐ́ᾱ (Suríā), ultimately from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, “Assur”) and hence originally synonymous to Assyria.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Syria
- A country in West Asia, in the Middle East. Official name: Syrian Arab Republic. Capital: Damascus.
- (historical) Syria (an ancient region in the Levant in Western Asia, roughly coextensive with the modern country of Syria).
- (historical) An ancient Roman province between 64 BCE and 135 CE.
Derived terms
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Translations
country in Western Asia
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See also
- Countries of the world
- (countries of Asia) country of Asia; Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, East Timor, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
- United Arab Republic
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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from the Ancient Greek Συρίᾱ (Suríā, “Syria”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsy.ri.a/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsi.ri.a/,
- Older: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsu.ri.a/,
- Newer: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsi.ri.a/,
Proper noun
Syria f sg (genitive Syriae); first declension
- (historical) An ancient region in the Levant in Western Asia, roughly coextensive with the modern country of Syria
- (historical, historical) An ancient Roman province between 64 BCE and 135 CE
- (transferred sense) Assyria
- (New Latin) Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Syria |
| Genitive | Syriae |
| Dative | Syriae |
| Accusative | Syriam |
| Ablative | Syriā |
| Vocative | Syria |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Asturian: Siria
- Catalan: Síria
- French: Syrie
- → Irish: An tSiria
- Italian: Siria
- Portuguese: Síria
- 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
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Syria
- Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Syria
- Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)
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Polish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Syria f
- Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)
Declension
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
- Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of Síria.