Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-seer-ee-uh n]
- /əˈsɪər i ən/
- /əˈsɪrɪən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-seer-ee-uh n]
- /əˈsɪər i ən/
Definitions of assyrian word
- noun assyrian an inhabitant of ancient Assyria 3
- noun assyrian a modern-day descendant of the ancient Assyrians 3
- noun assyrian the language of the ancient Assyrians, belonging to the E Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family and regarded as a dialect of Akkadian 3
- noun assyrian a dialect of Aramaic, spoken by modern Assyrians 3
- adjective assyrian of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient or modern Assyrians, their language, or culture 3
- adjective assyrian of Assyria or its people, language, or culture 3
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Origin of assyrian
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; Assyri(a) + -an
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Assyrian
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
assyrian popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
assyrian usage trend in Literature
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