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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܐܬܘܪ, from Aramaic אתור, from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩𒆠 (Aššūr) with a shift from /š/ to /θ/. Doublet of ܐܵܫܘܿܪ (āšōr) and ܣܘܼܪܝܼܵܐ (sūrīyā, “Syria”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
ܐܵܬ݂ܘܿܪ • (āṯōr) f
- (historical) Assyria (an ancient Semitic Akkadian kingdom and at times an empire, extant from the mid-23rd century BCE to 608 BCE and centred on the Upper Tigris river in northern Mesopotamia (present day northern Iraq, but at its maximum extent including parts of modern Iran, Syria, Israel, Palestine and Egypt))
- (dated) Mosul
- Synonyms: ܢܝܼܢܘܹܐ (nīnwē), ܡܲܘܨܸܠ (mawṣil)
- a female given name, translated into English as Ator, Atour, Athor, Athour, among others
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