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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OTHER WORDS FROM Assyrian
pre-As·syr·i·an, adjectivepseu·do-As·syr·i·an, adjective, nounWords nearby Assyrian
assured, assured tenancy, assurgent, Assyr., Assyria, Assyrian, Assyriology, Assyro-Babylonian, AST, stab in the back, a, astable
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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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