Definition of assyrian Assyrian

/ʌsɪˈɹiʌn/ - [usireeun] - As•syr•i•an

We found 11 definitions of assyrian from 5 different sources.

What does assyrian mean?

Noun
assyrian - an inhabitant of ancient Assyria
assyrian - an extinct language of the Assyrians in ancient Mesopotamia
		Assyrian Akkadian, Assyrian
		akkadian an ancient branch of the Semitic languages
assyrian - the language of modern Iraq
		Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, Assyrian
		aramaic an alphabetical (or perhaps syllabic) script used since the 9th century BC to write the Aramaic language; many other scripts were subsequently derived from it

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assyrian (Noun)
A person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.
assyrian (Noun)
A citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia, with capital city of Nineveh.
assyrian (Adjective)
Of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.
assyrian (Adjective)
Of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia, with capital city of Nineveh.

assyrian (a.)
Of or pertaining to Assyria, or to its inhabitants.
assyrian (n.)
A native or an inhabitant of Assyria; the language of Assyria.

assyrian
as-sir′i-an, adj. belonging to Assyria.—n. an inhabitant of Assyria: the language of Assyria.—ns. Assyriol′ogist; Assyriol′ogy, the science of Assyrian antiquities. [Gr. Assurios—Assuria, Assyria.]