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Syria

See also: Sýria
Syria in the middle east

English

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Etymology

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From Middle English Sirie, from Latin Sȳria, from Ancient Greek Σῠρῐ́ᾱ (Sŭrĭ́ā), ultimately from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, “Assur”) and hence originally synonymous to Assyria.

Pronunciation

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  • enPR: sĭrʹē-ə, IPA(key): /ˈsɪɹi.ə/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Syr‧ia
  • Rhymes: -ɪɹiə

Proper noun

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Syria

  2. A country in West Asia, in the Middle East. Capital: Damascus.
  4. (historical) Syria (an ancient region in the Levant in Western Asia, roughly coextensive with the modern country of Syria).
  6. (historical) An ancient Roman province between 64 BCE and 135 CE.

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Translations

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See also

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countries in Asia (appendix)edit

Anagrams

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from the Ancient Greek Σῠρῐ́ᾱ (Sŭrĭ́ā, “Syria”).

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    Proper noun

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    Syria f sg (genitive Syriae); first declension

    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)
    3. (transferred sense) Assyria
    4. (New Latin) Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)

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    First-declension noun, singular only.

    singular
    nominative Syria
    genitive Syriae
    dative Syriae
    accusative Syriam
    ablative Syriā
    vocative Syria

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    Descendants

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    • Asturian: Siria
    • Catalan: Síria
    • French: Syrie
    • → Irish: An tSiria
    • Italian: Siria
    • → Old Galician-Portuguese: Siria, Syria
      • Fala: Siria
      • Galician: Siria
      • Portuguese: Síria (see there for further descendants)
    • Romanian: Siria
    • Spanish: Siria

    Further reading

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    • “Sȳrĭa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • Syria in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • “Syria”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎[1]
    • “Syria”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • “Syria”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

    Malay

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    Etymology

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    Unadapted borrowing from English Syria.

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    • IPA(key): /ˈsirja/ [ˈsi.rja]

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    Syria (Jawi spelling سيريا)

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

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    • (Indonesian, Indonesian Malay) Suriah

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    countries in Asia: negara-negara di Asia (appendix)edit

    Norwegian Bokmål

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    Syria

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

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    Syria

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

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Latin Syria.

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    Syria m

    1. Syria

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    Weak:

    singular plural
    nominative Syria —
    accusative Syrian —
    genitive Syrian —
    dative Syrian —

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    Syria f

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

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    Declension of Syria
    singular
    nominative Syria
    genitive Syrii
    dative Syrii
    accusative Syrię
    instrumental Syrią
    locative Syrii
    vocative Syrio

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    (adjective):
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    Further reading

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    • Syria in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • Syria in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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    Syria f

    1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of Síria.

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    Syria f (not mutable)

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

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    countries in Asia: gwledydd Asia (appendix)edit

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    Mutation

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    Mutated forms of Syria
    radical soft nasal aspirate
    Syria unchanged unchanged unchanged
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