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Assyrian.

A person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.

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Meaning & usage

noun/əˈsiɹi.ɪn/
  1. A person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.

    historical
  2. A citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia, with capital city of Nineveh.

    historical
  3. A person from a traditional Christian ethnic group with roots in the Middle East, who claim ancestry tracing back to the ancient Assyrians.

  4. 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.

adj/əˈsiɹi.ɪn/
  1. Of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.

    historical · not-comparable
  2. Of, or characteristic of, or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia, with capital city of Nineveh.

    historical · not-comparable
  3. Of or pertaining to the Assyrian people.

    not-comparable
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.

name/əˈsiɹi.ɪn/
  1. Any Syriac language spoken by Assyrian peoples, particularly Assyrian Neo-Aramaic.

  2. 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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