adj · name · noun · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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ə-sērʹē-ĭn
/əˈsiɹi.ɪn/
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rhymes with -ɪɹiən
CMU ARPABET:AH0 S IH1 R IY0 AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Of, or characteristic of, or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia, with capital city of Nineveh.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Of or pertaining to the Assyrian people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
name
Meaning 4
Any Syriac language spoken by Assyrian peoples, particularly Assyrian Neo-Aramaic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
name
Meaning 5
A dialect of Akkadian spoken in ancient Assyria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
A citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia, with capital city of Nineveh.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
A person from a traditional Christian ethnic group with roots in the Middle East, who claim ancestry tracing back to the ancient Assyrians.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
A butterfly of the genus Terinos.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
noun
Meaning 10
an extinct language of the Assyrians in ancient Mesopotamia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Assyrian Akkadian
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Akkadian
11
noun
Meaning 11
the language of modern Iraq
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Aramaic
12
noun
Meaning 12
an inhabitant of ancient Assyria
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Semite
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Akkadian 𒀸𒋩𒆠 (Aššūr) Akkadian 𒀾𒋗𒊏𒅀 (Aššūrāyu)bor. Ancient Greek Ἀσσῠρίᾱ (Assŭríā)der. Latin Assyrialbor. English Assyria Middle English -n English -n English Assyrian From Assyria + -n.
Across languages
Translations
180 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
آشُورِيّ
(ʔāšūriyy)
— of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܐܵܫܘܿܪܵܝܵܐ
(āšoraya)
— of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܐܵܫܘܿܪܵܝܬܵܐ
(āšorayta)
— of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Armenian:
ասուրական
(asurakan)
— of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Belarusian:
асіры́йскі
(asirýjski)
— of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Catalan:
assiri
— of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Czech:
asyrský
— of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Danish:
assyrisk
— of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Dutch:
Assyrisch
— of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Finnish:
assyrialainen
— of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
French:
assyrien
— of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Georgian:
ასურული
(asuruli)
— of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
German:
assyrisch
— of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Greek:
ασσυριακός
(assyriakós)
— of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Ancient Greek:
Ἀσσυριακός
(Assuriakós)
— of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Haitian Creole:
asiryen
— of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Hindi:
असीरियाई
(asīriyāī)
— of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Irish:
Aisiriach
— of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Italian:
assiro
— of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Latin:
Assyriacus
— of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Latin:
Assyrius
— of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Norwegian Bokmål:
assyrisk
— of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Norwegian Nynorsk:
assyrisk
— of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Occitan:
assirian
— of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Persian:
آشوری
(âšuri)
— of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Polish:
asyryjski
— of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Portuguese:
assírio
— of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Russian:
ассири́йский
(assiríjskij)
— of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Serbo-Croatian:
àsīrskī
— of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Spanish:
asirio
— of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Swedish:
assyrisk
— of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Ukrainian:
ассирі́йський
(assyríjsʹkyj)
— of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Arabic:
آشُورِيّ
(ʔāšūriyy)
— of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܐܵܫܘܿܪܵܝܵܐ
(āšoraya)
— of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܐܵܫܘܿܪܵܝܬܵܐ
(āšorayta)
— of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Armenian:
ասորեստանյան
(asorestanyan)
— of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Belarusian:
асіры́йскі
(asirýjski)
— of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Catalan:
assiri
— of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Czech:
asyrský
— of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Danish:
assyrisk
— of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Dutch:
Assyrisch
— of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Finnish:
assyrialainen
— of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
French:
assyrien
— of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Georgian:
ასურული
(asuruli)
— of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
German:
assyrisch
— of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Hindi:
असीरियाई
(asīriyāī)
— of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Irish:
Aisiriach
— of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Norwegian Bokmål:
assyrisk
— of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Norwegian Nynorsk:
assyrisk
— of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Persian:
آشوری
(âšuri)
— of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Polish:
asyryjski
— of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Russian:
ассири́йский
(assiríjskij)
— of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Serbo-Croatian:
àsīrskī
— of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Spanish:
asirio
— of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Swedish:
assyrisk
— of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Ukrainian:
ассирі́йський
(assyríjsʹkyj)
— of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Arabic:
آشُورِيّ
(ʔāšūriyy)
— any Syriac language spoken by Assyrian peoples
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܣܘܼܪܝܼܬ
(surīt)
— any Syriac language spoken by Assyrian peoples
French:
assyrien
— any Syriac language spoken by Assyrian peoples
German:
Assyrisch
— any Syriac language spoken by Assyrian peoples
Greek:
ασσυριακά
(assyriaká)
— any Syriac language spoken by Assyrian peoples
Hebrew:
אשורית
('ashurít)
— any Syriac language spoken by Assyrian peoples
Polish:
język asyryjski
— any Syriac language spoken by Assyrian peoples
Russian:
ассири́йский
(assiríjskij)
— any Syriac language spoken by Assyrian peoples
Arabic:
آشُورِيّ
(ʔāšūriyy)
— a dialect of Akkadian spoken in ancient Assyria
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܐܵܫܘܿܪܝܼܬ
(āšorīt)
— a dialect of Akkadian spoken in ancient Assyria
Czech:
asyrština
— a dialect of Akkadian spoken in ancient Assyria
French:
assyrien
— a dialect of Akkadian spoken in ancient Assyria
German:
Assyrisch
— a dialect of Akkadian spoken in ancient Assyria
Greek:
ασσυριακά
(assyriaká)
— a dialect of Akkadian spoken in ancient Assyria
Hebrew:
אשורית
('ashurít)
— a dialect of Akkadian spoken in ancient Assyria
Polish:
język asyryjski
— a dialect of Akkadian spoken in ancient Assyria
Russian:
ассири́йский
(assiríjskij)
— a dialect of Akkadian spoken in ancient Assyria
Arabic:
آشُورِيّ
(ʔāšūriyy)
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܐܵܫܘܿܪܵܝܵܐ
(āšoraya)
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܐܵܫܘܿܪܵܝܬܵܐ
(āšorayta)
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Aramaic:
ܐܬܪܘܝܐ
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Aramaic:
ܢܗܪܝܐ
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Aramaic:
ܫܘܪܝܐ
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Aramaic:
ܐܫܘܪܝܐ
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Aramaic:
ܒܝܬ ܢܗܪܝܢܝܐ
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Armenian:
ասուր
(asur)
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Catalan:
assiri
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Catalan:
assíria
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Czech:
Asyřan
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Czech:
Asyřanka
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Danish:
assyrer
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Dutch:
Assyriër
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Dutch:
Assyrische
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Finnish:
assyrialainen
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
French:
Assyrien
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
French:
Assyrienne
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Galician:
asirio
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Galician:
asiria
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Georgian:
ასურელი
(asureli)
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Georgian:
ასური
(asuri)
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
German:
Assyrer
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
German:
Assyrerin
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
German:
Assyrier
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
German:
Assyrierin
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Greek:
Ασσύριος
(Assýrios)
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Greek:
Ασσύρια
(Assýria)
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Ancient Greek:
Ἀσσύριος
(Assúrios)
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Ancient Greek:
Ασσύρια
(Assúria)
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Hebrew:
אשורי
(ashurí)
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Hebrew:
אשורית
(ashurít)
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Hindi:
असीरियाई
(asīriyāī)
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Ido:
Asiriano
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Irish:
Aisiriach
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Latin:
Assyrius
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Latin:
Assyrii
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Latin:
Assyria
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Norwegian Bokmål:
assyrer
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Norwegian Nynorsk:
assyrar
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Persian:
آشوری
(âšuri)
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Polish:
Asyryjczyk
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Polish:
Asyryjka
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Portuguese:
assírio
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Russian:
ассири́ец
(assiríjec)
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Russian:
ассири́йка
(assiríjka)
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Serbo-Croatian:
Asírac
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Serbo-Croatian:
Àsīrka
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Spanish:
asirio
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Swedish:
assyrier
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Turkish:
Asur
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Ukrainian:
ассирі́єць
(assyríjecʹ)
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Ukrainian:
ассирі́йка
(assyríjka)
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Yiddish:
אַססיריאַן
(assiryan)
— a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river
Arabic:
آشُورِيّ
(ʔāšūriyy)
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܐܵܫܘܿܪܵܝܵܐ
(āšoraya)
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܐܵܫܘܿܪܵܝܬܵܐ
(āšorayta)
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Aramaic:
ܐܬܪܘܝܐ
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Aramaic:
ܢܗܪܝܐ
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Aramaic:
ܫܘܪܝܐ
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Aramaic:
ܐܫܘܪܝܐ
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Aramaic:
ܒܝܬ ܢܗܪܝܢܝܐ
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Armenian:
ասորեստանցի
(asorestancʻi)
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Catalan:
assiri
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Catalan:
assíria
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Czech:
Asyřan
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Czech:
Asyřanka
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Danish:
assyrer
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Dutch:
Assyriër
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Dutch:
Assyrische
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Finnish:
assyrialainen
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
French:
Assyrien
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
French:
Assyrienne
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Galician:
asirio
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Galician:
asiria
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Georgian:
ასურელი
(asureli)
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
German:
Assyrer
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
German:
Assyrerin
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
German:
Assyrier
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
German:
Assyrierin
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Greek:
Ασσύριος
(Assýrios)
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Greek:
Ασσύρια
(Assýria)
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Ancient Greek:
Ἀσσύριος
(Assúrios)
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Ancient Greek:
Ασσύρια
(Assúria)
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Ancient Greek:
Ἀσσύριοι
(Assúrioi)
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Hebrew:
אשורי
(ashurí)
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Hebrew:
אשורית
(ashurít)
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Hindi:
असीरियाई
(asīriyāī)
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Ido:
Asiriano
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Irish:
Aisiriach
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Latin:
Assyrius
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Latin:
Assyria
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Latin:
Assyrii
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Persian:
آشوری
(âšuri)
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Polish:
Asyryjczyk
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Polish:
Asyryjka
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Russian:
ассири́ец
(assiríjec)
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Russian:
ассири́йка
(assiríjka)
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Serbo-Croatian:
Asírac
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Serbo-Croatian:
Àsīrka
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Spanish:
asirio
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Tumbuka:
muAsiriya
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Ukrainian:
ассирі́єць
(assyríjecʹ)
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Ukrainian:
ассирі́йка
(assyríjka)
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Ukrainian:
ассирі́янин
(assyríjanyn)
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
Ukrainian:
ассирі́янка
(assyríjanka)
— a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia
