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==Latin== |
==Latin== |
Revision as of 04:21, 28 September 2024
See also: Sýria
English
Etymology
From Middle English Sirie, from Latin Sȳria, from Ancient Greek Σῠρῐ́ᾱ (Suríā), ultimately from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, “Assur”) and hence originally synonymous to Assyria.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Syria
- A country in West Asia, in the Middle East. Official name: Syrian Arab Republic. Capital: Damascus.
- (historical) Syria (an ancient region in the Levant in Western Asia, roughly coextensive with the modern country of Syria).
- (historical) An ancient Roman province between 64 BCE and 135 CE.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
country in Western Asia
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See also
- Countries of the world
- (countries of Asia) country of Asia; Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, East Timor, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
- United Arab Republic
Anagrams
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from the Ancient Greek Συρίᾱ (Suríā, “Syria”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈsy.ri.a/, [ˈs̠ʏriä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsi.ri.a/, [ˈsiːriä]
- Older: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈsu.ri.a/, [ˈs̠ʊriä]
- Newer: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈsi.ri.a/, [ˈs̠ɪriä]
Proper noun
Syria f sg (genitive Syriae); first declension
- (historical) Syria (an ancient region in the Levant in Western Asia, roughly coextensive with the modern country of Syria)
- (historical) Syria (an ancient Roman province between 64 BCE and 135 CE)
- (transferred sense) Assyria
- (New Latin) Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Syria |
Genitive | Syriae |
Dative | Syriae |
Accusative | Syriam |
Ablative | Syriā |
Vocative | Syria |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Asturian: Siria
- Catalan: Síria
- French: Syrie
- → Irish: An tSiria
- Italian: Siria
- Portuguese: Síria
- Romanian: Siria
- Spanish: Siria
Further reading
- “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
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Syria.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Syria (Jawi spelling سيريا)
Synonyms
- (Indonesian, Indonesian Malay) Suriah
Derived terms
See also
- (countries of Asia) negara-negara di Asia; Afghanistan, Arab Saudi, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, China, Cyprus, Emiriah Arab Bersatu, Filipina, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jepun, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kemboja, Korea Selatan, Korea Utara, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lubnan, Malaysia, Maldives, Mesir, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestin, Qatar, Rusia, Singapura, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor Leste, Turki, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yaman
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Syria
- Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Syria
- Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)
Related terms
Old English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Syria m
Declension
Declension of Syria (weak)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | Syria | — |
accusative | Syrian | — |
genitive | Syrian | — |
dative | Syrian | — |
Polish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Syria f
- Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)
Declension
Declension of Syria
Derived terms
adjective
nouns
Further reading
- Syria in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Syria in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Proper noun
Syria f
- Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of Síria.
Categories:
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English terms derived from Akkadian
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ɪɹiə
- Rhymes:English/ɪɹiə/3 syllables
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Syria
- en:Countries in Asia
- en:Countries
- English terms with historical senses
- en:Historical and traditional regions
- en:Provinces of the Roman Empire
- English terms suffixed with -ia
- English exonyms
- Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Latin 3-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin proper nouns
- Latin first declension nouns
- Latin feminine nouns in the first declension
- Latin terms spelled with Y
- Latin feminine nouns
- Latin terms with historical senses
- la:Historical and traditional regions
- la:Provinces of the Roman Empire
- Latin terms with transferred senses
- New Latin
- la:Syria
- la:Countries in Asia
- la:Countries
- Malay terms borrowed from English
- Malay unadapted borrowings from English
- Malay terms derived from English
- Malay 2-syllable words
- Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Malay lemmas
- Malay proper nouns
- Malaysian Malay
- Singapore Malay
- Bruneian Malay
- ms:Syria
- ms:Countries in Asia
- ms:Countries
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål proper nouns
- nb:Syria
- nb:Countries in Asia
- nb:Countries
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk proper nouns
- nn:Syria
- nn:Countries in Asia
- nn:Countries
- Old English terms borrowed from Latin
- Old English terms derived from Latin
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English proper nouns
- Old English masculine nouns
- Old English masculine n-stem nouns
- ang:Syria
- Polish 2-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Polish/ɘrja
- Rhymes:Polish/ɘrja/2 syllables
- Polish lemmas
- Polish proper nouns
- Polish feminine nouns
- pl:Syria
- pl:Countries in Asia
- pl:Countries
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- Portuguese terms spelled with Y
- Portuguese feminine nouns
- Portuguese archaic forms