Ἀσσυρία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Akkadian 𒀸𒋗𒁺𐎹 (Aššūrāyu), from 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, Assur), its original capital.

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ἀσσῠρίᾱ (Assuríā) f (genitive Ἀσσῠρίᾱς); first declension

  1. Assyria

Inflection

Derived terms

  • Ἀσσύριος (Assúrios)

Descendants

  • Greek: Ασσυρία (Assyría)
  • Latin: Assyria (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

  • Ἀσσυρία in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Ἀσσυρία in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2019)
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,003
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