Samaria
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Samaria, from Ancient Greek Σαμάρεια (Samáreia), partial calque of Biblical Hebrew שֹׁמְרוֹן (Šōmərôn). Attested in Akkadian as 𒆳𒊓𒈨𒊑𒈾 (Sāmerīna).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /səˈmæː.ɹɪ.ə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /səˈmɛə.ɹɪ.ə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /səˈmɛɚ.i.ə/[1]
- Homophone: Sumeria (some accents)
- Rhymes: -æɹiə, -ɛəɹiə
- Hyphenation: Sa‧ma‧ri‧a, Sa‧mar‧i‧a
Proper noun edit
Samaria
- (historical) Former name of Sebastia, a city in the West Bank, Palestine, the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Israel.
- (historical) An ancient region in the region of Palestine, mostly in the northern part of the modern West Bank.
- 2023 December 26, Bethan McKernan, quoting Yoav Gallant, “Fears of regional escalation as Israel warns of ‘multi-front’ war”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
- Speaking in parliament on Tuesday, Yoav Gallant said Israel was “coming under attack from seven theatres: Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Judea and Samaria [an Israeli term for the West Bank][sic], Iraq, Yemen and Iran”.
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References edit
- ^ “Samaria”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch samaria, from Latin Samarīa, from Ancient Greek Σαμάρεια (Samáreia), from Hebrew שׁמרון.
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Proper noun edit
Samaria n
- Samaria (ancient capital of the northern kingdom of Israel and of the region Samaria)
- Samaria (ancient region in Palestine)
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Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin Samarīa, from Ancient Greek Σαμάρεια (Samáreia), from Hebrew שׁמרון.
Proper noun edit
Samaria f
- Samaria (the ancient capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel, in the modern West Bank)
- Samaria (an ancient region in the region of Palestine, mostly in the northern part of the modern West Bank)
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Σαμάρεια (Samáreia), partial calque of Biblical Hebrew שֹׁמְרוֹן (Šōmərōn).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /sa.maˈriː.a/, [s̠ämäˈriːä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sa.maˈri.a/, [sämäˈriːä]
Proper noun edit
Samarīa f sg (genitive Samarīae); first declension
- (historical) Former name of Sebastia, Samaria (a city in the West Bank, Palestine; ancient capital of the Kingdom of Israel)
- (historical) Samaria (an ancient region in the region of Palestine, mostly in the northern part of the modern West Bank)
Declension edit
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Samarīa |
Genitive | Samarīae |
Dative | Samarīae |
Accusative | Samarīam |
Ablative | Samarīā |
Vocative | Samarīa |
Locative | Samarīae |
References edit
- “Samaria”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Samaria in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Old Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Samarīa, from Ancient Greek Σαμάρεια (Samáreia), from Hebrew שֹׁמְרוֹן (šomron).
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Proper noun edit
Samaria f
- Samaria
- c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 44v:
- dixierõ al reẏ de sẏria las ẏentes. q̃ captiuest fezist seer tos om̃es en las cibdades de samaria non sabian el iudicio delos om̃es dela tierra. e vinien los leones ematauan los
- [So] they told the king of Assyria, “The peoples you took captive and made your men settle in the cities of Samaria did not know the laws of the men of the land, and [so] the lions were coming and killing them.”
Descendants edit
- Spanish: Samaria
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin Samarīa, from Ancient Greek Σαμάρεια (Samáreia), from Hebrew שׁמרון.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Samaria f
- Samaria (the ancient capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel, in the modern West Bank)
- Samaria (an ancient region in the region of Palestine, mostly in the northern part of the modern West Bank)
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Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Samaria f
- Samaria (the ancient capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel, in the modern West Bank)
- Samaria (an ancient region in the region of Palestine, mostly in the northern part of the modern West Bank)