Assyrian

[ uh-seer-ee-uhn ]

/ əˈsɪər i ən /

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adjective

of or relating to Assyria, its inhabitants, or their language.

noun

a native or an inhabitant of Assyria.

the dialect of Akkadian spoken in Assyria. Compare Akkadian (def. 1).

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Origin of Assyrian

First recorded in 1585–95; Assyri(a) + -an

OTHER WORDS FROM Assyrian

pre-As·syr·i·an, adjectivepseu·do-As·syr·i·an, adjective, noun

Words nearby Assyrian

assurgent, asswage, asswaged, Assyr., Assyria, Assyrian, Assyriology, Assyro-Babylonian, assythment, AST, stab in the back, a

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How to use Assyrian in a sentence

On the other side of the proverbial coin, much like their Assyrian contemporaries, the Egyptian state was overly dependent on its ruler.
The Ancient Egyptian Soldiers of the New Kingdom|Dattatreya Mandal|July 6, 2022|Realm of History
The 3,500-year-old Assyrian tablet contains a segment from the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh poem, which is considered one of the oldest literary works in history.
Hobby Lobby’s forfeited Gilgamesh tablet is headed back to Iraq, and authorities hope it will be a warning to smugglers|Peggy McGlone|September 22, 2021|Washington Post
I should like to see him, girl, and I should like also to learn whither they have dared to carry this Assyrian-born.
Sarchedon|G. J. (George John) Whyte-Melville
The new movement was evidently anti-Assyrian, and strenuous endeavours were made to present a united front.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 4|Various

Dusk dropped down without his noticing—dusk on the carved, Assyrian-looking masses of the rocks.
Five Tales|John Galsworthy
Meanwhile we must attempt to determine the nature of Chaldæo-Assyrian beliefs as to a future life.
A History of Art in Chalda & Assyria, v. 1|Georges Perrot
This chance the Middle Assyrian Kingdom never was at any pains to take.
The Ancient East|D. G. Hogarh

British Dictionary definitions for Assyrian

Assyrian

/ (əˈsɪrɪən) /

noun

an inhabitant of ancient Assyria

a modern-day descendant of the ancient Assyrians

the language of the ancient Assyrians, belonging to the E Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family and regarded as a dialect of Akkadian
a dialect of Aramaic, spoken by modern Assyrians

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient or modern Assyrians, their language, or culture

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