Arabic

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría), from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, Assur).

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سُورِيَا or سُورِيَّا (sūriyā or sūriyyāf

  1. Syria

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References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “سوري”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Malay

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit सूर्य (sū́rya), variety of सूर (sū́ra, the sun), from स्वर् (svár, the sun, sunshine), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥.

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سوريا (Rumi spelling suria)

  1. sun (the star around which the Earth revolves)

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South Levantine Arabic

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علم سوريا

Etymology

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From Arabic سُورِيَا (sūriyā).

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  • IPA(key): /suːr.ja/, [ˈsuːr.ja]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Proper noun

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سوريا (sūryaf

  1. Syria (a country in Asia)
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