Assyria in Persian
آشور âšur
/əˈsɪɹi.ə/
Assyria in Persian: آشور (âšur), آسورستان (âsurestân). In English, Assyria means an ancient Semitic Akkadian kingdom and at times an empire, extant from the mid-23rd century BCE to 608 BCE and centred on the Upper Tigris river in northern Mesopotamia (present day northern Iraq, but at its maximum extent including parts of modern Iran, Syria, Israel, Palestine and Egypt).
Persian words for Assyria
- Semitic Akkadian kingdom
- آشور âšur, آسورستان âsurestân
English meaning of Assyria
- proper noun An ancient Semitic Akkadian kingdom and at times an empire, extant from the mid-23rd century BCE to 608 BCE and centred on the Upper Tigris river in northern Mesopotamia (present day northern Iraq, but at its maximum extent including parts of modern Iran, Syria, Israel, Palestine and Egypt).
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Questions about Assyria in Persian
- What is the meaning of Assyria in Persian?
- Assyria in Persian is آشور (âšur), آسورستان (âsurestân).
- معنی Assyria چیست؟
- Assyria: آشور (âšur), آسورستان (âsurestân).
- What does Assyria mean in English?
- Assyria means an ancient Semitic Akkadian kingdom and at times an empire, extant from the mid-23rd century BCE to 608 BCE and centred on the Upper Tigris river in northern Mesopotamia (present day northern Iraq, but at its maximum extent including parts of modern Iran, Syria, Israel, Palestine and Egypt).
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