Meanings
nounAssyrian (plural Assyrians)
plural Assyrians
- historicalA citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia, with capital city of Nineveh.
- A person from a traditional Christian ethnic group with roots in the Middle East, who claim ancestry tracing back to the ancient Assyrians.
- A butterfly of the genus Terinos.
adjectiveAssyrian (not comparable)
- historicalnot comparableOf or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.
- historicalnot comparableOf, or characteristic of, or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia, with capital city of Nineveh.
There is a languor in the air which encourages your own, and the poetry of memory is in every drooping flower and falling leaf. The very magnificence of its Assyrian array is touched with the light of imagination: even while you watch it, it passes away as your brightest hopes have done before.
1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Opinions”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 113-114 - not comparableOf or pertaining to the Assyrian people.
proper noun
- Any Syriac language spoken by Assyrian peoples, particularly Assyrian Neo-Aramaic.
Synonyms & antonyms
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nounthe language of modern Iraq
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Assyrian Neo-AramaicAssyrian Neo-Aramaic language
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AramaicAramaic language
nounan extinct language of the Assyrians in ancient Mesopotamia
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Assyrian AkkadianAssyrian Akkadian languageAssyrian language
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Akkadian𒀸𒋩𒆠 (Aššūr)
- Akkadian𒀾𒋗𒊏𒅀 (Aššūrāyu)
- Ancient GreekἈσσῠρίᾱ (Assŭríā)
- LatinAssyria
- EnglishAssyria
- EnglishAssyrian
Translations
Ancient Greek Ἀσσύριος, Ασσύρια
- Ἀσσύριος (Assúrios)a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- Ασσύρια (Assúria)a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- Ἀσσύριος (Assúrios)a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- Ασσύρια (Assúria)a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- Ἀσσύριοι (Assúrioi)a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- Ἀσσυριακός (Assuriakós)of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Arabic آشُورِيّ, آشُورِيّ
- آشُورِيّ (ʔāšūriyy)a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- آشُورِيّ (ʔāšūriyy)a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- آشُورِيّ (ʔāšūriyy)of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- آشُورِيّ (ʔāšūriyy)of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- آشُورِيّ (ʔāšūriyy)any Syriac language spoken by Assyrian peoples
- آشُورِيّ (ʔāšūriyy)a dialect of Akkadian spoken in ancient Assyria
Catalan assiri, assíria
- assiria person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- assíriaa person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- assiria citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- assíriaa citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- assiriof or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- assiriof or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Czech Asyřan, Asyřanka
- Asyřana person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- Asyřankaa person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- Asyřana citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- Asyřankaa citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- asyrskýof or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- asyrskýof or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- asyrštinaa dialect of Akkadian spoken in ancient Assyria
Danish assyrer, assyrer
- assyrera person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- assyrera citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- assyriskof or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- assyriskof or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Dutch Assyriër, Assyrische
- Assyriëra person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- Assyrischea person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- Assyriëra citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- Assyrischea citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- Assyrischof or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- Assyrischof or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Finnish assyrialainen, assyrialainen
- assyrialainena person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- assyrialainena citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- assyrialainenof or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- assyrialainenof or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
French Assyrien, Assyrienne
- Assyriena person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- Assyriennea person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- Assyriena citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- Assyriennea citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- assyrienof or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- assyrienof or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- assyrienany Syriac language spoken by Assyrian peoples
- assyriena dialect of Akkadian spoken in ancient Assyria
German Assyrer, Assyrerin
- Assyrera person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- Assyrerina person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- Assyriera person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- Assyrierina person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- Assyrera citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- Assyrerina citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- Assyriera citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- Assyrierina citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- assyrischof or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- assyrischof or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- Assyrischany Syriac language spoken by Assyrian peoples
- Assyrischa dialect of Akkadian spoken in ancient Assyria
Greek Ασσύριος, Ασσύρια
- Ασσύριος (Assýrios)a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- Ασσύρια (Assýria)a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- Ασσύριος (Assýrios)a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- Ασσύρια (Assýria)a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- ασσυριακός (assyriakós)of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- ασσυριακά (assyriaká)any Syriac language spoken by Assyrian peoples
- ασσυριακά (assyriaká)a dialect of Akkadian spoken in ancient Assyria
Hebrew אשורי, אשורית
- אשורי (ashurí)a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- אשורית (ashurít)a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- אשורי (ashurí)a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- אשורית (ashurít)a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- אשורית ('ashurít)any Syriac language spoken by Assyrian peoples
- אשורית ('ashurít)a dialect of Akkadian spoken in ancient Assyria
Hindi असीरियाई, असीरियाई
- असीरियाई (asīriyāī)a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- असीरियाई (asīriyāī)a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- असीरियाई (asīriyāī)of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- असीरियाई (asīriyāī)of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Irish Aisiriach, Aisiriach
- Aisiriacha person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- Aisiriacha citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- Aisiriachof or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- Aisiriachof or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Italian assiro
- assiroof or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Latin Assyrius, Assyrii
- Assyriusa person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- Assyriia person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- Assyriaa person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- Assyriusa citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- Assyriaa citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- Assyriia citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- Assyriacusof or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- Assyriusof or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Norwegian Bokmål assyrer, assyrisk
- assyrera person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- assyriskof or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- assyriskof or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Persian آشوری, آشوری
- آشوری (âšuri)a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- آشوری (âšuri)a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- آشوری (âšuri)of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- آشوری (âšuri)of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Polish Asyryjczyk, Asyryjka
- Asyryjczyka person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- Asyryjkaa person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- Asyryjczyka citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- Asyryjkaa citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- asyryjskiof or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- asyryjskiof or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- język asyryjskiany Syriac language spoken by Assyrian peoples
- język asyryjskia dialect of Akkadian spoken in ancient Assyria
Portuguese assírio, assírio
- assírioa person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- assírioof or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Russian ассири́ец, ассири́йка
- ассири́ец (assiríjec)a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- ассири́йка (assiríjka)a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- ассири́ец (assiríjec)a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- ассири́йка (assiríjka)a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- ассири́йский (assiríjskij)of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- ассири́йский (assiríjskij)of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- ассири́йский (assiríjskij)any Syriac language spoken by Assyrian peoples
- ассири́йский (assiríjskij)a dialect of Akkadian spoken in ancient Assyria
Spanish asirio, asirio
- asirioa person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- asirioa citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- asirioof or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- asirioof or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Swedish assyrier, assyrisk
- assyriera person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- assyriskof or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- assyriskof or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Turkish Asur
- Asura person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Ukrainian ассирі́єць, ассирі́йка
- ассирі́єць (assyríjecʹ)a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- ассирі́йка (assyríjka)a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- ассирі́єць (assyríjecʹ)a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- ассирі́йка (assyríjka)a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- ассирі́янин (assyríjanyn)a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- ассирі́янка (assyríjanka)a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
- ассирі́йський (assyríjsʹkyj)of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
- ассирі́йський (assyríjsʹkyj)of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Yiddish אַססיריאַן
- אַססיריאַן (assiryan)a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Assyrian
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Chicago
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