Siria

See also: siria, síria, sirià, and Síria

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin Syria, from Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría).

Proper noun

Siria f

1. Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)

Related terms

• siriu

Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Siria

1. Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)

Galician

Etymology

Etymology tree

Akkadian Aššūrbor.

Ancient Greek Σῠ́ρος (Sŭ́ros)

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)

Ancient Greek Σῠρῐ́ᾱ (Sŭrĭ́ā)bor.

Latin Syrialbor.

Old Galician-Portuguese Siria

Galician Siria

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Siria, borrowed from Latin Syria, borrowed from Ancient Greek Σῠρῐ́ᾱ (Sŭrĭ́ā), from Σῠ́ρος (Sŭ́ros) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiɾja/ [ˈs̺i.ɾjɐ]
• Rhymes: -iɾja
• Hyphenation: Si‧ria
• Homophone: siria

Proper noun

Siria f

1. Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)

Related terms

• sirio

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

• Sirje

Etymology

Etymology tree

Akkadian Aššūrbor.

Ancient Greek Σῠ́ρος (Sŭ́ros)

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)

Ancient Greek Σῠρῐ́ᾱ (Sŭrĭ́ā)bor.

Latin Syrialbor.

Old Galician-Portuguese Siria

Brazilian Portuguese Síriabor.

Hunsrik Siria

Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese Síria. Doublet of Sirje.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiːria/
• Rhymes: -iːria
• Syllabification: Si‧ri‧a

Proper noun

Siria n

1. Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)

Related terms

• Sirer
• sirisch

See also

countries in Asia: asiatische Land (appendix)edit

• China
• India
• Indonesia
• Israel
• Nordkorea
• Palëstina
• Russland
• Schapong
• Siedkorea
• Siria ~ Sirje
• Viëtnam

Iban

Etymology

Borrowed from English Syria.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siria/

Proper noun

Siria

1. Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)

Adjective

Siria

1. Syrian

Irish

Etymology

From Latin Syria, from Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría).

Proper noun

An tSiria f (genitive na Siria)

1. Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)

Declension

Declension of Siria (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative Siria vocative a Shiria genitive Siria dative Siria forms with the definite article singular nominative an tSiria genitive na Siria dative leis an tSiria don tSiria

Derived terms

• Siriach (“Syrian”, adjective)
• Siriach m (“Syrian”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Siria

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Siria	Shiria after an, tSiria	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• “Syria”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
• “Siria”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025
• “tSiria”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Syria, from Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsi.rja/
• Rhymes: -irja
• Hyphenation: Sì‧ria

Proper noun

Siria f

1. Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)

Related terms

• siriaco
• siriano

Anagrams

• risai, risia

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Syria

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Syria, borrowed from Ancient Greek Σῠρῐ́ᾱ (Sŭrĭ́ā), from Σῠ́ρος (Sŭ́ros) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā).

Proper noun

Siria f

1. (historical) Syria (an ancient region in the Levant in Western Asia, roughly coextensive with the modern country of Syria)
2. (historical) Syria (an ancient Roman province between 64 BCE and 135 CE)

Related terms

• syrio

Descendants

• Fala: Siria
• Galician: Siria
• Portuguese: Síria (see there for further descendants)

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “Syria”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “S[iyria]”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin Syria, from Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría).

Proper noun

Siria f

1. Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)

Related terms

• siriac
• sirian

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin Syria, from Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiɾja/ [ˈsi.ɾja]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -iɾja
• Syllabification: Si‧ria

Proper noun

Siria f

1. Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)

Related terms

• siriaco
• sirio

Swahili

Etymology

From English Syria.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Proper noun

Siria

1. Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)

   Synonym: Shamu (proscribed)

Derived terms

• Msiria

Yoruba

Síríà

Etymology

Borrowed from English Syria.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sí.ɾí.à/

Proper noun

Síríà

1. Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)