assyrian
IPA: ʌsˈɪriʌn
Root Word: Assyrian
noun
- (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.
- Any Syriac language spoken by Assyrian peoples, particularly Assyrian Neo-Aramaic.
- A dialect of Akkadian spoken in ancient Assyria.
adjective
- (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.
- Of or pertaining to the Assyrian people.
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