Etymology

Syrian

Syr·i·an
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Today it means: Of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture. Full definition →

English Syria ← Middle English Sirie ← Latin Syria
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The story

  1. Akkadian𒀸𒋩𒆠 (Aššūr)
  2. Akkadian𒀾𒋗𒊏𒅀 (Aššūrāyu)
  3. Ancient GreekἈσσυρία (Assuría)aph.
  4. Ancient GreekΣῠρῐ́ᾱ (Sŭrĭ́ā)
  5. LatinSyria
  6. Middle EnglishSirie
  7. EnglishSyria
  8. English todaySyrian

From Syria + -an.

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