English words for 'Assyrian.'
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- Of or pertaining to the Assyrian people.
- (historical) Of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.
- (historical) Of, or characteristic of, or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia, with capital city of Nineveh.
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- an extinct language of the Assyrians in ancient Mesopotamia
- an inhabitant of ancient Assyria
- A person from a traditional Christian ethnic group with roots in the Middle East, who claim ancestry tracing back to the ancient Assyrians.
- (historical) A citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia, with capital city of Nineveh.
- A butterfly of the genus Terinos.
- (historical) A person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.
- the language of modern Iraq
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- A tribal chieftain in modern Assyrian society.
- An upper-caste landlord in the southern part of Bihar in eastern India.
- A tribal chieftain in certain areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan, especially among the Pashtuns.
- the leader of a town or community in some parts of Asia Minor and the Indian subcontinent
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- (help) Initialism of Assyrian Aid Society.
- (research) Initialism of Assyrian Academic Society.
- (medicine) Initialism of Association for Academic Surgery.
- (biotechnology) Initialism of All-America Selections, an organization that promotes development of new garden seed varieties.
- (astronautics) Initialism of American Astronautical Society, an independent scientific and technical group in the United States.
- (sciences) Initialism of African Academy of Sciences, an Africa-wide scientific organization.
- (research) Initialism of American Antiquarian Society, an American society and national research library.
- (health) Initialism of Air Ambulance Service, a UK charity.
- (military) Initialism of Arnold Air Society, a professional honorary service organization for Air Force officer candidates.
- (astronomy) Initialism of American Astronomical Society, a United States society of professional astronomers.
- (politics) Initialism of Ansar al-Sunna, or Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna, a militant group operating in Iraq.
- (anthropology) Initialism of Australian Anthropological Society.
- (human rights) Initialism of American Anti-Slavery Society.
- (medicine, psychology) Initialism of American Association of Suicidology, an American nonprofit suicide prevention organization.
- (research) Initialism of Association for Asian Studies.
- (Australia, sciences) Initialism of Australian Academy of Science, an independent, government-endorsed society with the aim of promoting science.
- (arachnology) Initialism of American Arachnological Society, a society of amateur and professional arachnologists.
- (physics) Initialism of Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy.
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- (geometry) Initialism of angle-angle-side triangular congruency.
- Initialism of acute aortic syndrome.
- (biochemistry) Initialism of anabolic–androgenic steroid.
- (aviation) Initialism of Advanced Automation System, a system for radar control of transoceanic air corridors.
- an associate degree in applied science
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- a member of one of a group of Semitic peoples inhabiting Aram and parts of Mesopotamia from the 11th to the 8th century BC
- Any member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people who lived in the Levant and later also in upper Mesopotamia during the Late Bronze Age and the Iron Age. Their homeland is referred to in the Hebrew Bible as Aram. They spoke Aramaic.
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- Synonym of Mesopotamia.
- A census-designated place in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska.
- The former name of an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California, now California.
- A city and town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
- A habitational surname.
- An unincorporated community in Plumas County, California.
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- an ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia
- (anatomy) A wedge-shaped bone, especially a cuneiform bone.
- An ancient Mesopotamian writing system, adapted within several language families, originating as pictograms in Sumer around the 30th century BC, evolving into more abstract and characteristic wedge shapes formed by a blunt reed stylus on clayen tablets.
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- (history) An ancient Mesopotamian 𒈛 (sukkal).
- (history) The highest-ranking official or minister in ancient Egypt or Ebla; a chief administrator or a chancellor.
- (chess) A fairy chess piece that can only be moved one space up, down, left or right.
- (history) A high-ranking official or minister in an Islamic government, especially in the Ottoman Empire.
- A vicegerent, viceroy.
- a high official in a Muslim government (especially in the Ottoman Empire)
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- The language of the Arameans from the tenth century BC: often called Old Aramaic.
- The language of the administration in the Assyrian, Babylonian and Persian empires from the seventh to fourth centuries BC: often called Imperial Aramaic or Official Aramaic.
- Any language of this family today called Neo-Aramaic, and separated by religion also Judeo-Aramaic and Syriac
- The liturgical language of the Mandaeans: usually called Mandaic.
- The liturgical language of various Christian churches: often called Syriac.
- The language of Jewish targums, Midrash and the Talmuds, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic.
- The language of Jesus of Nazareth: a form of Jewish Palestinian Aramaic or Galilean Aramaic.
- The language of portions of the Hebrew Bible, mainly the books of Ezra and Daniel: often called Biblical Aramaic.
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- Of or pertaining to the Assyrian people.
- (historical) Of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.
- (historical) Of, or characteristic of, or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia, with capital city of Nineveh.
noun
- an extinct language of the Assyrians in ancient Mesopotamia
- an inhabitant of ancient Assyria
- A person from a traditional Christian ethnic group with roots in the Middle East, who claim ancestry tracing back to the ancient Assyrians.
- (historical) A citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia, with capital city of Nineveh.
- A butterfly of the genus Terinos.
- (historical) A person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.
- the language of modern Iraq
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- A tribal chieftain in modern Assyrian society.
- An upper-caste landlord in the southern part of Bihar in eastern India.
- A tribal chieftain in certain areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan, especially among the Pashtuns.
- the leader of a town or community in some parts of Asia Minor and the Indian subcontinent
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adj
name
noun
- a member of one of a group of Semitic peoples inhabiting Aram and parts of Mesopotamia from the 11th to the 8th century BC
- Any member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people who lived in the Levant and later also in upper Mesopotamia during the Late Bronze Age and the Iron Age. Their homeland is referred to in the Hebrew Bible as Aram. They spoke Aramaic.
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noun
adj
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- an ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia
- (anatomy) A wedge-shaped bone, especially a cuneiform bone.
- An ancient Mesopotamian writing system, adapted within several language families, originating as pictograms in Sumer around the 30th century BC, evolving into more abstract and characteristic wedge shapes formed by a blunt reed stylus on clayen tablets.
adj
noun
- (history) An ancient Mesopotamian 𒈛 (sukkal).
- (history) The highest-ranking official or minister in ancient Egypt or Ebla; a chief administrator or a chancellor.
- (chess) A fairy chess piece that can only be moved one space up, down, left or right.
- (history) A high-ranking official or minister in an Islamic government, especially in the Ottoman Empire.
- A vicegerent, viceroy.
- a high official in a Muslim government (especially in the Ottoman Empire)
adj
- Of or pertaining to the Assyrian people.
- (historical) Of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.
- (historical) Of, or characteristic of, or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia, with capital city of Nineveh.
noun
- an extinct language of the Assyrians in ancient Mesopotamia
- an inhabitant of ancient Assyria
- A person from a traditional Christian ethnic group with roots in the Middle East, who claim ancestry tracing back to the ancient Assyrians.
- (historical) A citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia, with capital city of Nineveh.
- A butterfly of the genus Terinos.
- (historical) A person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.
- the language of modern Iraq
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- The language of the Arameans from the tenth century BC: often called Old Aramaic.
- The language of the administration in the Assyrian, Babylonian and Persian empires from the seventh to fourth centuries BC: often called Imperial Aramaic or Official Aramaic.
- Any language of this family today called Neo-Aramaic, and separated by religion also Judeo-Aramaic and Syriac
- The liturgical language of the Mandaeans: usually called Mandaic.
- The liturgical language of various Christian churches: often called Syriac.
- The language of Jewish targums, Midrash and the Talmuds, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic.
- The language of Jesus of Nazareth: a form of Jewish Palestinian Aramaic or Galilean Aramaic.
- The language of portions of the Hebrew Bible, mainly the books of Ezra and Daniel: often called Biblical Aramaic.