Tyre en · PROPN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ˈtaɪə(ɹ)/ (UK)
Etymology
From Latin Tyrus, from Ancient Greek Τύρος (Túros), from Phoenician 𐤑𐤓 (ṣr /Ṣur/, “rock”) (), after the rocky formation on which the town was originally built. Compare Aramaic טוּרָא / ܛܘܪܐ (ṭūrā, “mountain, high territory”), Akkadian 𒌷𒀫𒊒 (ᵁᴿᵁṣur-ru /Ṣurru/), Tarifit aẓru (“rock”), Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵥⵔⵓ (aẓru, “stone”), Proto-Semitic *ṯ̣Vrr- (“flint”). Cognate to Arabic صُور (ṣūr), Hebrew צוֹר (Tzor), Tiberian Hebrew צר (Ṣōr), Turkish Sur.
Meanings
- A city in Lebanon, a major port on the Levantine Sea that was a city-state in Phoenicia in antiquity and the capital of the Kingdom of Jerusalem during the Middle Ages.
- An unincorporated community in Austin Township, Sanilac County, Michigan, United States, named after the biblical Tyre.
- A town and hamlet therein, in Seneca County, New York, United States, named after Tyre, Lebanon.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| Tyrus | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (61)
tr Sur (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · it Tiro (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · fr Tyr (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · sw Tiro (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · fa صور (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · egy DA-A-w-r*Z1:xAst (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · fi Tyros (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · phn 𐤑𐤓 (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · tl Tiro (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · ro Tir (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · hi टायर (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · uz Tir (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · ko 티레 (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · arc ܨܘܪ (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · ja ティルス (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · ru Тир (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · el Τύρος (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · hi सोर (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · pl Tyr (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · cmn 蘇爾 /苏尔 (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · sk Tyros (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · cy Tyrus (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · ka ტვიროსი (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · nv Táir (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · ar صُور (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · sl Tir (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · lv Sūra (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · bg Тир (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · az Tir (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · am ጢሮስ (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · uk Тір (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · sh Sur (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · sh Тир (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · la Tyrus (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · hu Türosz (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · cmn 推羅 /推罗 (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · he צור (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · ml സോർ (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · hy Տյուրոս (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · cmn 泰爾 /泰尔 (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · de Tyros (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · be Тыр (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · nl Tyrus (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · cop ⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · uga 𐎕𐎗 (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · sh Tir (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · cs Týros (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · de Tyrus (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · ga Tuír (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · cmn 提洛 (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · ota صور (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · nl Sur (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · pdt Tierus (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · sh Сур (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · sv Tyros (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · gd Tìrus (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · lt Tyras (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · grc Τύρος (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · ca Tir (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · es Tiro (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) · pt Tiro (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia)