سوریه

See also: سورية and سوریہ

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سورية.

Proper noun

سوریه • (sûriyye)

  1. (historical) Syria (a historical region of West Asia, extending from modern-day southeast Turkey to the north, the Euphrates and Arabian Desert to the east, the Sinai Peninsula to the south, and the Mediterranean sea to the west)
  2. (historical) Syria (an ancient Roman province between 64 BCE and 198 CE)
  3. Vilayet of Syria, Vilayet of Damascus (a former vilayet in the Ottoman Empire)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: Suriye

Further reading

Pashto

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سوریه (sūriyya), from Arabic سُورِيَّة (sūriyya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /surja/

Proper noun

سوریه • (sūrya)

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

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic سُورِيَّة (sūriyya).

Pronunciation

 

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

Proper noun

سوریه • (sūriyya / suriye) (Tajik spelling Сурия)

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