assyrian
/əˈsɪriən/
adjective
- Relating to ancient Assyria, its people, or their language.
- The Assyrian Empire reached its peak around 700 BCE.
- We saw a collection of Assyrian sculptures at the museum.
- Assyrian kings often built grand palaces to show their power.
- Relating to the modern Assyrian people or their culture.
- The Assyrian community in Chicago holds an annual festival.
- She wore a traditional Assyrian dress to the celebration.
- Assyrian cuisine includes dishes like dolma and kubba.
noun
- A person from the ancient empire of Assyria, which was located in what is now northern Iraq and parts of surrounding countries.
- Many Assyrians today live in communities around the world, preserving their language and traditions.
- My history class studied how the Assyrians built one of the first great empires.
- The Assyrians were known for their powerful army and advanced architecture.
- The language of ancient Assyria, a dialect of Akkadian.
- She is learning Assyrian to read ancient inscriptions.
- Assyrian was written using cuneiform script.
- Scholars have translated many clay tablets written in Assyrian.
- A modern descendant of the ancient Assyrian language, also called Neo-Aramaic, spoken by some communities today.
- My grandmother still speaks Assyrian at home with her siblings.
- There are radio programs broadcast in Assyrian for the diaspora community.
- He is writing a dictionary of the modern Assyrian language.