Syrian en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɪɹ.i.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- sĭrʹē-ən (Received-Pronunciation)
- sîrʹē-ən (General-American)
- /ˈsɪ(ə)ɹ.i.ən/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree English Syria Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Syrian From Syria + -an.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture.
Representatives of the Syrian National Council and the National Coordination Body for Democratic Change in Syria signed an agreement late Friday in Cairo for a transition in a post-Assad era, the NCB said on its Facebook page.
2011 December 31, “Syrian opposition group: More than 5,800 died in 2011”, in CNN:The Syrian force was pulled back quickly and with reportedly heavy losses, but it stayed around long enough to remind the world that the Syrians are still the biggest blusterers and brinkmen in the Middle East.
1970, Time, volume 96:In contrast to the political dynamics of the preunion period, these struggles were heavily influenced by the new prominence of Syrian capitalists[…]
1999, Steven Heydemann, Authoritarianism in Syria, page 139:
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(dated, not-comparable) Of or relating to the Syriac language or alphabet.
But how about the words which Christ used from the common speech of the people? These are simply written in Syrian letters, and need no translation.
1879, The Rainbow, page 292:
- (not-comparable, obsolete, proscribed) Of, from, or pertaining to Assyria or the Assyrian people.
Deriveds
Syrian bear · Syrian harvester ant · Syrian honey bee · Syrianise · Syrian asphalt · Syrian nard · Syrian stone marten · Syrian wild artichoke · Syrian brown bear · Syrianization · Syrian demoiselle · Syrian hartwort · Syrian eryngo · Syrian grass · Syrian Arab Republic · Syrian babul blue · Syrian camel · Syrian loach · Syrian catnip · Syrian long-legged bush-cricket · Syrian woodpecker · Syrian clubtail · Syrian sage · Syrian golden-drop · Syrian jackal · Syrian grasshopper · Syrianist · Syrian rock-rose · Syrian onager · Syrian green-winged orchid · Syrian rhubarb · Syrian poppy · Syrian mustard · Syrian silkworm · Syrian speedwell · Syrian mullein · Syrian bead tree · Syrian marbled white · Syrian striped hyaena · Syrian tobacco · Syrian hyrax · Syrianness · Syrian soap · Syrian spadefoot · Syrian wild ass · Syrian serin · Syrian Desert · Syrian hamster · Syrian oregano · Syrian arch · Syrian elephant · Syrian bluet · Syrian juniper · Syrian rue · Syrian knapweed · Syrian blind snake · Syrian bear's-breeches · Syrian pear · Syrianize · Syrian mesquite · Syrian thistle · Syrianism · Syrian cat snake · Syrian nun snail · Syrian maple · Syrian cornflower
Synonyms
Translations (49)
de syrisch (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · ht siryen (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · eo siria (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · gv Seeragh (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · ckb سوری (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · ca siríac (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · lv sīriešu (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · pt sírio (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · la Syrius (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · uz suriyalik (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · pl syryjski (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · ru сири́йский (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · ml സുറിയാനി (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · tr Suriyeli (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · grc Σύριος (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · ar سُورِيّ (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · fi syyrialainen (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · fa سوریهای (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · da syrisk (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · oc sirian (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · uk сирі́йський (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · vi Xi-ri (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · nb syrisk (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · ast siriu (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · ca sirià (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · fa سوری (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · sv syrisk (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · cs syrský (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · hu szíriai (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · ur سوری (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · la Syricus (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · hu szír (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · is sýrlenskur (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · it siriano (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · ota سوریهلو (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · ca siri (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · lv sīrisks (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · ro sirian (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · fr syrien (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · es sirio (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · hi सीरियाई (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · nn syrisk (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · sk sýrsky (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · az suriyalı (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · ug سۇرىيەلىك (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · hy սիրիական (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · la Syriacus (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · be сіры́йскі (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture) · gl sirio (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture)