Syrian
Syllables: Syr·i·an/ˈsɪɹ.i.ən/US/ˈsɪ(ə)ɹ.i.ən/
Syrian adjective: of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture.
Adjective
Syrian (not comparable)
- Of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture.
- The Syrian force was pulled back quickly and with reportedly heavy losses, but it stayed around long enough to remind the world that the Syrians are still the biggest blusterers and brinkmen in the Middle East.1970, Time, volume 96
- In contrast to the political dynamics of the preunion period, these struggles were heavily influenced by the new prominence of Syrian capitalists[…]1999, Steven Heydemann, Authoritarianism in Syria, page 139
- Of or relating to the Syriac language or alphabet.
- But how about the words which Christ used from the common speech of the people? These are simply written in Syrian letters, and need no translation.1879, The Rainbow, page 292
- Synonyms:
- Syriac
- Of, from, or pertaining to Assyria or the Assyrian people.
Noun
Syrian (plural Syrians)
- A person from Syria or of Syrian descent.
- The Syrian force was pulled back quickly and with reportedly heavy losses, but it stayed around long enough to remind the world that the Syrians are still the biggest blusterers and brinkmen in the Middle East.1970, Time, volume 96
- He said the agreement calls for the refusal of any non-Arab foreign intervention, an important issue because some Syrians want international intervention to overthrow the al-Assad regime.2011 December 31, “Syrian opposition group: More than 5,800 died in 2011”, in CNN
- A person from Assyria or of Assyrian descent.
Syrian meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
Syrian in Hindi
- of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture
- सीरियाई sīriyāī
- a person from Syria or of Syrian descent
- सीरियाई sīriyāī
Syrian in Urdu
- of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture
- سوری sūrī
- a person from Syria or of Syrian descent
- سوری sūrī
Syrian in Bengali
- সিরিয়
Syrian in Malayalam
- of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture
- സുറിയാനി suṟiyāni
More languagesFewer languages
- Syrian in Arabic
- سُورِيّ sūriyy, سُورِيَّة sūriyya
- Syrian in Persian
- سوری suri, سوریهای suriye-'i
- Syrian in Vietnamese
- Xi-ri
Synonyms of Syrian
Forms of Syrian
| plural | Syrians |
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Origin of Syrian
From Syria + -an.
Words formed from Syrian
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Syrian arch
- Syrian asphalt
- Syrian babul blue
- Syrian bead tree
- Syrian bear's-breeches
- Syrian bear
- Syrian brown bear
- Syrian blind snake
- Syrian bluet
- Syrian camel
- Syrian catnip
- Syrian cat snake
- Syrian clubtail
- Syrian cornflower
- Syrian demoiselle
- Syrian Desert
- Syrian elephant
- Syrian eryngo
- Syrian golden-drop
- Syrian grasshopper
- Syrian grass
- Syrian green-winged orchid
- Syrian hamster
- Syrian hartwort
- Syrian harvester ant
- Syrian honey bee
- Syrian hyrax
- Syrianise
- Syrianize
- Syrianism
- Syrianist
- Syrianization
- Syrian jackal
- Syrian juniper
- Syrian knapweed
- Syrian loach
- Syrian long-legged bush-cricket
- Syrian maple
- Syrian marbled white
- Syrian mesquite
- Syrian mullein
- Syrian mustard
- Syrian nard
- Syrianness
- Syrian nun snail
- Syrian onager
- Syrian oregano
- Syrian pear
- Syrian poppy
- Syrian rhubarb
- Syrian rock-rose
- Syrian rue
- Syrian sage
- Syrian serin
- Syrian silkworm
- Syrian soap
- Syrian spadefoot
- Syrian speedwell
- Syrian stone marten
Phrases with Syrian
Words that rhyme with Syrian
- Assyrian
- Hanoverian
- Tiberian
- Wagnerian
- Tyrian
- Celtiberian
- Coele-Syrian
- Homerian
- Paleosiberian
- Pan-Presbyterian
- Panpresbyterian
- Serian
5 more rhymesFewer rhymes
Questions about Syrian
- What does Syrian mean?
- Syrian means of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture.
- What is Syrian in Hindi?
- Syrian in Hindi is सीरियाई (sīriyāī). See Syrian meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Syrian?
- Syrian can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Syrian?
- Syrian is pronounced /ˈsɪɹ.i.ən/ (UK).
Words near Syrian in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Syrian (page history and authors); Syrian (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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