ܣܘܪܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܣܘܪܝܐ

ܐܬܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܐ

Etymology 1

From Aramaic סוּרִיָא (sūrīyā), borrowed from Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría), ultimately derived from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, “Assur”). Doublet of ܐܵܫܘܿܪ (āšōr) and ܐܵܬܘܿܪ (ātōr).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈsuːriːjɑː]

Proper noun

ܣܘܼܪܝܼܵܐ • (sūrīyā) f

1. Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)
2. (historical) Syria (an ancient Roman province between 64 BCE and 135 CE)

   Hyponyms: ܣܘܼܪܝܼܵܐ ܓܲܘܵܝܬܵܐ (sūrīyā gawwāytā), ܣܘܼܪܝܼܵܐ ܒܲܪܵܝܬܵܐ (sūrīyā barrāytā)

Derived terms

• ܣܘܼܪܝܵܝܵܐ (suryāyā)
• ܣܘܼܪܝܵܢܵܐ (suryānā)

Etymology 2

Debated:

• Probably from Ancient Greek [Term?], and also attested in Classical Syriac as an irregular variant of ܣܘܼܪܝܵܝܵܐ (suryāyā). The standard form itself is first attested in the writings of Philoxenus of Mabbug in the 5th-6th century, strengthening the Greek theory, which most modern scholars support and what Syriac writers themselves attest to. However, the deletion of the first /j/ would not have a clear explanation, which is also in Turoyo ܣܘܪܳܝܐ (suroyo).
• Possibly directly from Akkadian 𒀾𒋗𒊏𒅀 (Aššūrāyu), likely via the variants assūrāyu (Attested in Neo-Assyrian) or sūrāyu (7th century BC).

Doublet of ܐܵܫܘܿܪܵܝܵܐ (āšōrāyā), ܐܵܬ݂ܘܿܪܵܝܵܐ (āṯōrāyā), and ܣܘܼܪܝܵܝܵܐ (suryāyā, “Syrian”).

Noun

ܣܘܼܪܵܝܵܐ • (surrāyā) m (plural ܣܘܼܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (sūrāyē), feminine ܣܘܼܪܵܝܬܵܐ (sūrāytā))

1. Assyrian, Syriac: A person of Assyrian descent
2. (by extension, dialectal, proscribed) Christian

   Synonyms: ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝܵܐ (mšīḥāyā), ܟܪܝܼܣܛ݇ܝܵܢܵܐ (krīsyānā)

Adjective

ܣܘܼܪܵܝܵܐ • (surrāyā) (feminine ܣܘܼܪܵܝܬܵܐ (sūrāytā), plural ܣܘܼܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (sūrāyē))

1. Assyrian, Syriac

   Synonyms: ܐܵܫܘܿܪܵܝܵܐ (āšōrāyā), ܐܵܬ݂ܘܿܪܵܝܵܐ (āṯōrāyā)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [suːriːjɑː] (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this pronunciation?) (particularly: seems doubtful, probably not IPA)

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría), from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, “Assur”). Doublet of ܐܬܘܪ.

Proper noun

ܣܘܪܝܐ • (sūrīā) f

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

Etymology 2

Adjective

ܣܘܪܝܐ • (sūrāyā) m

1. alternative form of ܣܘܪܝܝܐ