Tyre

== English == === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Alternative forms ==== Tyrus ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtaɪə(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ) ==== Proper noun ==== Tyre 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. ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Proper noun ==== Tyre (plural Tyres) A surname A male given name. ==== See also ==== === See also === === Anagrams === reyt, tyer, Tyer, Trey, trey, trye