ϯⲥⲩⲣⲓⲁ
Coptic
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría).
Proper noun
ϯⲥⲩⲣⲓⲁ • (tisuria) f
- Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)
- (historical) Syria (an ancient region in the Levant in Western Asia, roughly coextensive with the modern country of Syria)
- (historical, historical) Syria (an ancient Roman province between 64 BCE and 135 CE)
- Aramaea/Aramea, Syria (an ancient Aramaic-speaking region in modern Syria and northern Israel)
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