admin in Asia Syria ( /ˈsɪriə/ ( listen ) si -ree-ə ; Arabic : سورية ‎ Sūriyya or سوريا Sūryā ; Syriac : ܣܘܪܝܐ ; Kurdish : Sûrî ), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( Arabic : الجمهورية العربية السورية ‎ Al-Jumhūriyyah al-ʿArabiyyah as-Sūriyyah Arabic pronunciation ( help · info )