Assyria in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “Assyria” in Hindi is असीरिया, pronounced asīriyā . Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
An ancient Semitic Akkadian kingdom and at times an empire, extant from the mid-23rd century BCE to 608 BCE and centred on the Upper Tigris river in northern Mesopotamia (present day northern Iraq, but at its maximum extent including parts of modern Iran, Syria, Israel, Palestine and Egypt).
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Akkadian 𒀸𒋩𒆠 (Aššūr)
Akkadian 𒀾𒋗𒊏𒅀 (Aššūrāyu)bor.
Ancient Greek Ἀσσῠρίᾱ (Assŭríā)der.
Latin Assyrialbor.
English Assyria
Learned borrowing from Latin Assyria, from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία (Assuría), from Akkadian 𒀾𒋗𒊏𒅀 (Aššūrāyu), from 𒀸𒋩𒆠 (Aššūr, “Assur”), its original capital. Doublet of Syria.
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Akkadian 𒀸𒋩𒆠 (Aššūr)
Akkadian 𒀾𒋗𒊏𒅀 (Aššūrāyu)bor.
Ancient Greek Ἀσσῠρίᾱ (Assŭríā)der.
Latin Assyrialbor.
English Assyria
Learned borrowing from Latin Assyria, from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία (Assuría), from Akkadian 𒀾𒋗𒊏𒅀 (Aššūrāyu), from 𒀸𒋩𒆠 (Aššūr, “Assur”), its original capital. Doublet of Syria.
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