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Assyrian in Arabic

آشُورِيّ ʔāšūriyy

/əˈsiɹi.ɪn/

Assyrian in Arabic: آشُورِيّ (ʔāšūriyy). In English, Assyrian means a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.

Arabic words for Assyrian

a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
آشُورِيّ ʔāšūriyy
a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
آشُورِيّ ʔāšūriyy
of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
آشُورِيّ ʔāšūriyy
of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
آشُورِيّ ʔāšūriyy
any Syriac language spoken by Assyrian peoples
آشُورِيّ ʔāšūriyy
a dialect of Akkadian spoken in ancient Assyria
آشُورِيّ ʔāšūriyy

English meaning of Assyrian

  1. noun A person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.
  2. noun A citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia, with capital city of Nineveh.
  3. noun A person from a traditional Christian ethnic group with roots in the Middle East, who claim ancestry tracing back to the ancient Assyrians.
  4. noun A butterfly of the genus Terinos.

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Questions about Assyrian in Arabic

What is the meaning of Assyrian in Arabic?
Assyrian in Arabic is آشُورِيّ (ʔāšūriyy).
ما معنى كلمة Assyrian؟
Assyrian: آشُورِيّ (ʔāšūriyy).
What does Assyrian mean in English?
Assyrian means a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.

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