ܐܬܘܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܐܬܘܪ, from Aramaic אתור, from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩𒆠 (Aššūr) with a shift from /š/ to /θ/. Doublet of ܐܵܫܘܿܪ (āšōr) and ܣܘܼܪܝܼܵܐ (sūrīyā, Syria).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ˈʔɑːθoːr]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ˈʔɑːθur]

Proper noun

ܐܵܬ݂ܘܿܪ • (āṯōr) f

  1. Assyria
  2. (dated) Mosul
    Synonyms: ܢܝܼܢܘܹܐ (nīnwē), ܡܲܘܨܸܠ (mawṣil)
  3. a female given name, translated into English as Ator, Atour, Athor, Athour, among others

Derived terms

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