Meanings
alternative Sirt · alternative Surt · alternative Sert · alternative Syrte
- A port city in Tripolitania, Libya.
Synonyms: Macomedes, Euphranta, Syrtis, Marsat al-Zāfran, Qasr al-Zāfran, Qasr Sert
- A district of Tripolitania, Libya.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA port city in Tripolitania, Libya.
Origin
- Ancient GreekΣύρτις“Sirte, Gulf of Sidra, Gulf of Gabes”
- LatinSyrtis
- Arabicسِرْت
- FrenchSyrte
- ItalianSirte
- EnglishSirte
From Italian Sirte under influence from French Syrte, from Arabic سِرْت (sirt) and Latin Syrtis, from Ancient Greek Σύρτις (Súrtis, “Sirte, Gulf of Sidra, Gulf of Gabes”), of uncertain origin but possibly derived from συρτός (surtós, “swept, dragged along”) from σῡ́ρειν (sū́rein, “to drag along”) in reference to the proverbially treacherous effect of the wind and waves on the area's quicksand. Doublet of syrtis.
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Ancient Greek Σύρτις, Μεγάλη Σύρτις
- Σύρτις (Súrtis)port city
- Μεγάλη Σύρτις (Megálē Súrtis)port city
Arabic سِرْت
- سِرْت (sirt)port city
Chinese Mandarin 蘇爾特 /苏尔特
- 蘇爾特 /苏尔特 (Sū'ěrtè)port city
French Syrte
- Syrteport city
German Sirte
- Sirteport city
Greek Σύρτη
- Σύρτη (Sýrti)port city
Hindi सिर्त
- सिर्त (sirt)port city
Italian Sirte
- Sirteport city
Latin Syrtis
- Syrtisport city
Polish Syrta
- Syrtaport city
Spanish Sirte
- Sirteport city
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Cite this entry
Sirte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sirte
“Sirte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sirte. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sirte,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sirte.
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