Assíria

== Catalan == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin Assyria, from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία (Assuría), from Akkadian 𒀸𒋗𒁺𐎹 (Aššūrāyu), from 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, “Assur”), its original capital. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈsi.ɾi.ə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [aˈsi.ɾi.a] === Proper noun === Assíria f (historical) Assyria (an ancient Semitic Akkadian kingdom and at times an empire, extant from the mid-23rd century BCE to 608 BCE and centred on the Upper Tigris river in northern Mesopotamia (present day northern Iraq, but at its maximum extent including parts of modern Iran, Syria, Israel, Palestine and Egypt)) ==== Related terms ==== assiri Assur == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === Assyria (pre-standardization spelling) === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin Assyria, from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία (Assuría), from Akkadian 𒀸𒋗𒁺𐎹 (Aššūrāyu), from 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, “Assur”), its original capital. === Pronunciation === Homophone: assíria Hyphenation: As‧sí‧ri‧a === Proper noun === Assíria f (historical) Assyria (an ancient Semitic Akkadian kingdom and at times an empire, extant from the mid-23rd century BCE to 608 BCE and centred on the Upper Tigris river in northern Mesopotamia (present day northern Iraq, but at its maximum extent including parts of modern Iran, Syria, Israel, Palestine and Egypt)) ==== Related terms ==== assírio