ϯⲥⲩⲣⲓⲁ

Coptic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría).

Proper noun

ϯⲥⲩⲣⲓⲁ • (tisuria) f

  1. Syria (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)
  2. (historical) Syria (an ancient region in the Levant in Western Asia, roughly coextensive with the modern country of Syria)
  3. (historical) Syria (an ancient Roman province between 64 BCE and 135 CE)
  4. Aramaea/Aramea, Syria (an ancient Aramaic-speaking region in modern Syria and northern Israel)
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