Assyrian

/əˈsiɹi.ɪn/

Synonyms for "assyrian" (27 found)

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Closest matches (6)

Noun(4 words)
ancientancient nativeassyrian akkadianassyrian akkadian language
Adjective(1 words)
Proper Noun(1 words)

Strong matches (8)

Noun(8 words)
assyrian descendantassyrian languageassyrian neo-aramaicassyrian neo-aramaic languageassyrian persondiaspora memberdiasporicethnic

Related words (13)

Noun(9 words)
geographichistorichistoric residentlinguisticlocalmesopotamianmesopotamian civilizationold worldregional
Adjective(3 words)
mesopotamian culturemesopotamian historymore mesopotamian
writing system

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

11 entries
AkkadianAramaicAramaic languageSemiteethnic adjectiveethnic groupgeographic descriptorhistorical descriptorlinguistic adjectivepeopleregional adjective

More specific

13 entries
Assyrian craftsmanAssyrian elderAssyrian farmerAssyrian leaderAssyrian priestAssyrian soldierAssyrian studentassyrian bordersassyrian cultureassyrian empireassyrian geographyassyrian languageassyrian reliefs

Collocations

8 entries
Assyrian communityAssyrian cultureAssyrian diasporaAssyrian heritageAssyrian historyAssyrian languageassyrian artifactsassyrian religion

Inflections

3 entries
Assyriansmore assyrianmost assyrian

Derivations

4 entries

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Are there many Assyrian speakers in Australia?

Source: tatoeba (10193535)

The Assyrian student, moreover, has an advantage which the Hebrew student has not; he possesses dictionaries and vocabularies compiled by the Assyro-Babylonians themselves, and these frequently throw light on a word which otherwise would be a “hapax legomenon.”

Source: tatoeba (12172501)

There is a languor in the air which encourages your own, and the poetry of memory is in every drooping flower and falling leaf. The very magnificence of its Assyrian array is touched with the light of imagination: even while you watch it, it passes away as your brightest hopes have done before.

Source: wiktionary

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