Assyrian
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Assyrian
- /əˈsiɹi.ɪn/
Rhymes with -ɪɹiən
noun Assyrians
- 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.
adjective
- 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. 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.
- Of or pertaining to the Assyrian people.
Similar: Assyriac
proper noun
- Any Syriac language spoken by Assyrian peoples, particularly Assyrian Neo-Aramaic.
- A dialect of Akkadian spoken in ancient Assyria.
Similar: Assyriac
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proper noun
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noun a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
| Español | asirio |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | असीरियाई asīriyāī |
| Português | assírio |
| Français | Assyrien, Assyrienne |
| Deutsch | Assyrer, Assyrerin, Assyrier, Assyrierin |
| Ελληνικά | Ασσύριος Assýrios, Ασσύρια Assýria |
| Русский | ассири́ец assiríjec, ассири́йка assiríjka |
| العربية | آشُورِيّ ʔāšūriyy |
| עברית | אשורי ashurí, אשורית ashurít |
noun a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
| Español | asirio |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | असीरियाई asīriyāī |
| Français | Assyrien, Assyrienne |
| Deutsch | Assyrer, Assyrerin, Assyrier, Assyrierin |
| Ελληνικά | Ασσύριος Assýrios, Ασσύρια Assýria |
| Русский | ассири́ец assiríjec, ассири́йка assiríjka |
| العربية | آشُورِيّ ʔāšūriyy |
| עברית | אשורי ashurí, אשורית ashurít |
adj of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
| Español | asirio |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | असीरियाई asīriyāī |
| Português | assírio |
| Français | assyrien |
| Deutsch | assyrisch |
| Italiano | assiro |
| Ελληνικά | ασσυριακός assyriakós |
| Русский | ассири́йский assiríjskij |
| العربية | آشُورِيّ ʔāšūriyy |
adj of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
| Español | asirio |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | असीरियाई asīriyāī |
| Français | assyrien |
| Deutsch | assyrisch |
| Русский | ассири́йский assiríjskij |
| العربية | آشُورِيّ ʔāšūriyy |
Talk about this word "Assyrian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/assyrian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Assyrian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/assyrian "Assyrian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/assyrian.Cite this
@misc{assyrian_2026,
title = {Assyrian},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/assyrian},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
