Ассирія

Асси́рія • (Assírija) f inan (genitive Асси́ріи)

1. Pre-1918 spelling of Асси́рия (Assírija).

Borrowed from Latin Assyria, from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία (Assuría), from Akkadian 𒀾𒋗𒊏𒅀 (Aššūrāyu), from 𒀸𒋩𒆠 (Aššūr, “Assur”), its original capital.

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈsːɪrʲijɐ]

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Асси́рія • (Assýrija) f inan (genitive Асси́рії, uncountable, relational adjective ассирі́йський)

1. (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))

• “Ассирія”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)