سوریه

See also: سورية and سوریہ

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سورية.

Proper noun

سوریه • (sûriyye)

  1. (historical) Syria (an ancient region in the Levant in Western Asia, roughly coextensive with the modern country of Syria)
  2. (historical) Syria (an ancient Roman province between 64 BCE and 135 CE)
  3. Vilayet of Syria, Vilayet of Damascus (a former vilayet in the Ottoman Empire)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: Suriye

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic سُورِيَة (sūriya).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? sūrīya
Dari reading? sūriya
Iranian reading? suriye
Tajik reading? suriya

Proper noun

Dari سوریه
Iranian Persian
Tajik Сурия

سوریه • (suriye)

  1. Syria (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)
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