سوريا

Arabic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría), from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, “Assur”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /suː.ri.jaː/
  • IPA(key): /suː.rij.jaː/

Proper noun

سُورِيَا or سُورِيَّا • (sūriyā or sūriyyā) f

  1. Syria

Declension
Declension of noun سُورِيَا (sūriyā)‎; سُورِيَّا (sūriyyā)
Singular singular invariable
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal — سُورِيَا‎; سُورِيَّا
sūriyā‎; sūriyyā		 —
Nominative — سُورِيَا‎; سُورِيَّا
sūriyā‎; sūriyyā		 —
Accusative — سُورِيَا‎; سُورِيَّا
sūriyā‎; sūriyyā		 —
Genitive — سُورِيَا‎; سُورِيَّا
sūriyā‎; sūriyyā		 —

Synonyms

References
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “سوري”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit सूर्य (sū́rya), variety of सूर (sū́ra, “the sun”), from स्वर् (svár, “the sun, sunshine”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

سوريا (Rumi spelling suria)

  1. sun (the star around which the Earth revolves)

Synonyms

South Levantine Arabic
علم سوريا

Etymology

From Arabic سُورِيَا (sūriyā).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /suːr.ja/, [ˈsuːr.ja]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Proper noun

سوريا • (sūrya) f

  1. Syria (a country in Asia)
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