Assyria

Type Region
Usage English, Ancient Roman, Ancient Greek
Scripts Ἀσσυρία(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /ə.ˈsɪɹ.i.ə/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From Greek Ἀσσυρία (Assyria), derived from Akkadian Ashurayu, itself from the name of the empire's capital city Ashur. This was the name of an ancient Mesopotamian kingdom and empire.

Related Names

VariantSyria(Ancient Greek)
Other Languages & CulturesSirië(Afrikaans) Ashur, Ashurayu(Akkadian) Siria(Albanian) Ashur, Suriya(Arabic) Siria(Armenian) Sirija(Bosnian) Sirija(Croatian) Syrien(Danish) Syrië(Dutch) Syyria(Finnish) Assyrie, Syrie(French) Siria(Georgian) Syrien(German) Syria(Greek) Surya(Hebrew) Assiria, Siria(Italian) Siria(Korean) Sīrija(Latvian) Sirija(Lithuanian) Sirija(Macedonian) Syria(Norwegian) Ashur(Persian) Syria(Polish) Sirija(Serbian) Sirija(Slovene) Siria(Spanish) Syrien(Swedish) Suriya(Tajik) Siria(Thai) Suriye(Turkish) Suriya(Uzbek)
Entry updated October 6, 2024