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ArchivesRe: Variations/Different Spellings of Syriana
in reply to a message by Jaxxie
I thought it was just an elaboration of "Syria" (or "Syrian"). Wikipedia has a discussion on Syria's meaning: http://snipurl.com/m2v7. I recommend also following the links to Assyria and Assur.
In short, if you believe Syria's a short form of Assyria, then Syria ultimately means "land" in Hebrew. It would go like this: Asshur (Ashur) (Hebrew) -> Aššur (Ashur) (Assyrian) -> Assyria -> Syria. Hebrew Letters supports this theory, as it also says Asshur's the Hebrew word fo "Assyria", and that Asshur was the supposed ancestor of the Assyrians: http://tinyurl.com/8ckxj.
Miranda
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In short, if you believe Syria's a short form of Assyria, then Syria ultimately means "land" in Hebrew. It would go like this: Asshur (Ashur) (Hebrew) -> Aššur (Ashur) (Assyrian) -> Assyria -> Syria. Hebrew Letters supports this theory, as it also says Asshur's the Hebrew word fo "Assyria", and that Asshur was the supposed ancestor of the Assyrians: http://tinyurl.com/8ckxj.
Miranda
Proud adopter of 15 punctuation marks; see my profile for their names.
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