Etymology

Assyrian

As·syr·i·an
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Today it means: A person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur. Full definition →

English Assyria ← Latin Assyria ← Ancient Greek Ἀσσῠρίᾱ (Assŭríā)
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The story

  1. Akkadian𒀸𒋩𒆠 (Aššūr)
  2. Akkadian𒀾𒋗𒊏𒅀 (Aššūrāyu)
  3. Ancient GreekἈσσῠρίᾱ (Assŭríā)
  4. LatinAssyria
  5. EnglishAssyria
  6. English todayAssyrian

From Assyria + -n.

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