# Syria
## English
### Etymology

From Middle English Sirie, from Latin Sȳria, from Ancient Greek Σῠρῐ́ᾱ (Sŭrĭ́ā), ultimately from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, “Assur”) and hence originally synonymous to Assyria.

### Pronunciation

* enPR: sĭrʹē-ə, IPA: /ˈsɪɹi.ə/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Audio (UK):(file)
* Hyphenation: Syr‧ia
* Rhymes: -ɪɹiə

### Proper noun

Syria
* A country in West Asia, in the Middle East. Capital: Damascus.
* (historical) Syria (an ancient region in the Levant in Western Asia, roughly coextensive with the modern country of Syria).
* (historical) An ancient Roman province between 64 BCE and 135 CE.

#### Derived terms

* Greater Syria
* Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
* Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

#### Related terms

* Assyria
* Assyrian
* Syriac
* Syrian

#### Translations
### See also

* Countries of the world
* Afghanistan
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* China
* Cyprus
* East Timor
* Georgia
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Israel
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* North Korea
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Palestine
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Russia
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* South Korea
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Taiwan
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Turkey
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen
* United Arab Republic

### Anagrams

* syair

## Latin
### Alternative forms

* Suria, Siria

### Etymology

Borrowed from the Ancient Greek Σῠρῐ́ᾱ (Sŭrĭ́ā, “Syria”).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈsy.ri.a/, [ˈs̠ʏriä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈsi.ri.a/, [ˈsiːriä]
* Older: (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈsu.ri.a/, [ˈs̠ʊriä]
* Newer: (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈsi.ri.a/, [ˈs̠ɪriä]

### Proper noun

Syria f sg (genitive Syriae); first declension
* (historical) Syria (an ancient region in the Levant in Western Asia, roughly coextensive with the modern country of Syria)
* (historical) Syria (an ancient Roman province between 64 BCE and 135 CE)
* (transferred sense) Assyria
* (New Latin) Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)

#### Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

#### Derived terms

* Syrī
* Syriacē
* Syriacus
* Syriāticus
* Syricus
* Syriī
* Syriscus
* Syrius
* Syrus

#### Descendants

* Asturian: Siria
* Catalan: Síria
* French: Syrie
* → Irish: An tSiria
* Italian: Siria
* → Old Galician-Portuguese: Siria, Syria
** Fala: Siria
** Galician: Siria
** Portuguese: Síria (see there for further descendants)
* Romanian: Siria
* Spanish: Siria

### Further reading

* “Sȳrĭa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* Syria in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
* “Syria”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎
* “Syria”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
* “Syria”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

## Malay
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Syria.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsirja/ [ˈsi.rja]

### Proper noun

Syria (Jawi spelling سيريا)
* (Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei) Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)

#### Synonyms

* (Indonesian, Indonesian Malay) Suriah

#### Derived terms

* Republik Arab Syria (“Arab Republic of Syria”)

### See also

* Afghanistan
* Arab Saudi
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* China
* Cyprus
* Emiriah Arab Bersatu
* Filipina
* Georgia
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Israel
* Jepun
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* Kemboja
* Korea Selatan
* Korea Utara
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lubnan
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mesir
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Palestin
* Qatar
* Rusia
* Singapura
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Taiwan
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Timor Leste
* Turki
* Turkmenistan
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yaman

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Proper noun

Syria
* Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)

#### Related terms

* syrer
* syrisk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Syria
* Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)

#### Related terms

* syrar
* syrisk

## Old English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Syria.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsy.ri.ɑ/

### Proper noun

Syria m
* Syria

#### Declension

Weak:

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɘ.rja/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɘrja
* Syllabification: Sy‧ria

### Proper noun

Syria f
* Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)

#### Derived terms

* syryjski
* Syryjczyk
* Syryjka

### Further reading

* Syria in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* Syria in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Proper noun

Syria f
* Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of Síria.

## Welsh
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsərja/

### Proper noun

Syria f (not mutable)
* Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)

#### Coordinate terms

* Affganistan
* Armenia
* Aserbaijan
* Bangladesh
* Bahrain
* Bhwtan
* Brwnei
* Cambodia
* Casachstan
* Catar
* Cirgistan
* Coweit
* Cyprus
* De Corea
* Dwyrain Timor
* Fietnam
* Georgia
* Gogledd Corea
* Gwlad Tai
* Gwlad yr Iorddonen
* Iemen
* India
* Indonesia
* Irac
* Iran
* Israel
* Japan
* Laos
* Libanus
* Maldives
* Maleisia
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Oman
* Pacistan
* Palesteina
* Rwsia
* Sawdi Arabia
* Singapôr
* Sri Lanca
* Syria
* Taiwan
* Tajicistan
* Tsieina
* Twrci
* Tyrcmenistan
* Wsbecistan
* y Philipinau
* yr Emiradau Arabaidd Unedig

#### Derived terms

* Syrieg (“Syriac language”)
* Syriad (“Syrian person”)
* Syriaidd (“Syrian”, adjective)