Assyrian.
A person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.
Meaning & usage
A person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.
A 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.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Akkadian 𒀸𒋩𒆠 (Aššūr) Akkadian 𒀾𒋗𒊏𒅀 (Aššūrāyu)bor. Ancient Greek Ἀσσῠρίᾱ (Assŭríā)der. Latin Assyrialbor. English Assyria Middle English -n English -n English Assyrian From Assyria + -n.
Of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.
Of, or characteristic of, or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia, with capital city of Nineveh.
Of or pertaining to the Assyrian people.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Akkadian 𒀸𒋩𒆠 (Aššūr) Akkadian 𒀾𒋗𒊏𒅀 (Aššūrāyu)bor. Ancient Greek Ἀσσῠρίᾱ (Assŭríā)der. Latin Assyrialbor. English Assyria Middle English -n English -n English Assyrian From Assyria + -n.
Any Syriac language spoken by Assyrian peoples, particularly Assyrian Neo-Aramaic.
A dialect of Akkadian spoken in ancient Assyria.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Akkadian 𒀸𒋩𒆠 (Aššūr) Akkadian 𒀾𒋗𒊏𒅀 (Aššūrāyu)bor. Ancient Greek Ἀσσῠρίᾱ (Assŭríā)der. Latin Assyrialbor. English Assyria Middle English -n English -n English Assyrian From Assyria + -n.
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