Assyrian

As·syr·i·an

A0480000 (ə-sîr′ē-ən)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.

Assyrian

(əˈsɪrɪən) n1. (Historical Terms) an inhabitant of ancient Assyria2. (Peoples) an inhabitant of ancient Assyria3. (Peoples) a modern-day descendant of the ancient Assyrians4. (Historical Terms) a. the language of the ancient Assyrians, belonging to the E Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family and regarded as a dialect of Akkadianb. a dialect of Aramaic, spoken by modern Assyrians5. (Languages) a. the language of the ancient Assyrians, belonging to the E Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family and regarded as a dialect of Akkadianb. a dialect of Aramaic, spoken by modern Assyrians6. (Languages) the language of the ancient Assyrians, belonging to the E Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family and regarded as a dialect of Akkadianadj7. (Historical Terms) of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient or modern Assyrians, their language, or culture8. (Peoples) of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient or modern Assyrians, their language, or culture9. (Languages) of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient or modern Assyrians, their language, or culture

As•syr•i•an

(əˈsɪər i ən)

n. 1. a native or inhabitant of Assyria. 2. the dialect of Akkadian spoken in Assyria. 3. a member of any of a number of Christian Neo-Aramaic-speaking communities in the Near East and in central Asia, W Europe, and the U.S. adj. 4. of or pertaining to Assyria, its inhabitants, or their language. 5. of or pertaining to the contemporary Assyrians or their language. [1585–95]

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 IraqAssyrian Neo-AramaicAramaic - a Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but still spoken by other people in southwestern AsiaAl-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 MesopotamiaAssyrian AkkadianAkkadian - an ancient branch of the Semitic languagesMesopotamia - the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq

Translations

assiroассириецассирийкаассирийский