Assyrian

Syllables: As·syr·i·an/əˈsiɹi.ɪn/

Assyrian noun: a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.

Noun

Assyrian (plural Assyrians)

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

Assyrian (not comparable)

(historical) Of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.
(historical) 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.1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Opinions”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 113-114
Of or pertaining to the Assyrian people.

Proper noun

Assyrian

Any Syriac language spoken by Assyrian peoples, particularly Assyrian Neo-Aramaic.
A dialect of Akkadian spoken in ancient Assyria.

Assyrian meaning in Hindi, Arabic and Persian

Assyrian in Hindi

a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river: असीरियाई asīriyāī
a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia: असीरियाई asīriyāī
of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river: असीरियाई asīriyāī
of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia: असीरियाई asīriyāī

Assyrian in Arabic

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

Assyrian in Persian

a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river: آشوری âšuri
a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia: آشوری âšuri
of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river: آشوری âšuri
of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia: آشوری âšuri

Synonyms of Assyrian

Assyriac

Forms of Assyrian

plural	Assyrians

Origin of Assyrian

From Assyria + -n.

Words formed from Assyrian

Phrases with Assyrian

Words that rhyme with Assyrian

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Questions about Assyrian

What does Assyrian mean?: Assyrian means a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.
What is Assyrian in Hindi?: Assyrian in Hindi is असीरियाई (asīriyāī). See Assyrian meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Assyrian?: Assyrian can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Assyrian?: Assyrian is pronounced /əˈsiɹi.ɪn/.
What is the plural of Assyrian?: The plural of Assyrian is Assyrians.

Words near Assyrian in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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