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”).
Proper noun
ܐܵܬ݂ܘܿܪ • (āṯōr) f
- Assyria
- (dated) Mosul
- Synonyms: ܢܝܼܢܘܹܐ (nīnwē), ܡܲܘܨܸܠ (mawṣil)
- a female given name, translated into English as Ator, Atour, Athor, Athour, among others
Derived terms
- ܐܵܬ݂ܘܿܪܵܝܵܐ (āṯōrāyā, “Assyrian”)
Related terms
- ܐܵܫܘܿܪ (āšōr, “Ashur”)
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