سوريا
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría), from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, “Assur”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
سُورِيَا or سُورِيَّا • (sūriyā or sūriyyā) f
Declension edit
Declension of noun سُورِيَا (sūriyā); سُورِيَّا (sūriyyā)
Singular | singular invariable | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | — | سُورِيَا; سُورِيَّا sūriyā; sūriyyā |
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Nominative | — | سُورِيَا; سُورِيَّا sūriyā; sūriyyā |
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Accusative | — | سُورِيَا; سُورِيَّا sūriyā; sūriyyā |
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Genitive | — | سُورِيَا; سُورِيَّا sūriyā; sūriyyā |
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Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
- سُورِيّ (sūriyy)
References edit
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “سوري”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Malay edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit सूर्य (sū́rya), variety of सूर (sū́ra, “the sun”), from स्वर् (svár, “the sun, sunshine”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥.
Pronunciation edit
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /suriə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /suria/
- Rhymes: -iə, -jə, -ə
Proper noun edit
سوريا (Rumi spelling suria)
- sun (the star around which the Earth revolves)
Synonyms edit
South Levantine Arabic edit
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Etymology edit
From Arabic سُورِيَا (sūriyā).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
سوريا • (sūrya) f
Related terms edit
- سوري (sūri, “Syrian”)