Assyrian (redirected from Assyrians)

As·syr·i·an  (-sîr-n)

adj.

Of or relating to Assyria or its people, language, or culture.

n.

1. A native or inhabitant of Assyria.

2. See Akkadian.

3. The Assyrian dialects of Akkadian.

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Assyrian [əˈsɪrɪən]

n

1. (Historical Terms) (Social Science / Peoples) an inhabitant of ancient Assyria

2. (Historical Terms) (Linguistics / Languages)

a.  the extinct language of the ancient Assyrians, belonging to the E Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family and regarded as a dialect of Akkadian (Linguistics / Languages)

b.  a dialect of Aramaic, spoken by modern Assyrians

adj

(Historical Terms) (Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient or modern Assyrians, their language, or culture

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Assyrian - an inhabitant of ancient Assyria     Semite - a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa
	2.	Assyrian - the language of modern Iraq Assyrian Neo-Aramaic Aramaic - a Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but still spoken by other people in southwestern Asia Al-Iraq, Irak, Iraq, Republic of Iraq - a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq
	3.	Assyrian - an extinct language of the Assyrians in ancient Mesopotamia Assyrian Akkadian Akkadian - an ancient branch of the Semitic languages Mesopotamia - the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq

Translations

Assyrian [əˈsɪrɪən]

A. ADJ → asirio

B. N → asirio/a m/f

Assyrian

adj → assyrisch

n

→ Assyrer(in) m(f)

(= language) → Assyrisch nt