Assíria

See also: Assiria and assíria

Catalan

Proper noun

Assíria f

Assyria

Related terms

assiri

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Assyria (obsolete)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Assyria, from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία (Assuría), from Akkadian 𒀸𒋗𒁺𐎹 (Aššūrāyu), from 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, “Assur”), its original capital.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsi.ɾi.ɐ/ [aˈsi.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /aˈsi.ɾjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsi.ɾi.a/ [aˈsi.ɾɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /aˈsi.ɾja/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈsi.ɾjɐ/

Homophone: assíria
Hyphenation: As‧sí‧ri‧a

Proper noun

Assíria f

Assyria (an ancient kingdom in Mesopotamia)

Related terms

assírio

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