Assyrian

Assyrian [uh-seer-ee-uh n] Word Origin adjective

1. of or relating to Assyria, its inhabitants, or their language.

noun

2. a native or an inhabitant of Assyria.
3. the dialect of Akkadian spoken in Assyria.Compare Akkadian(def 1).

Origin of Assyrian First recorded in 1585–95; Assyri(a) + -an Related formspre-As·syr·i·an, adjectivepseu·do-As·syr·i·an, adjective, noun British Dictionary definitions for assyrian Assyrian noun

1. an inhabitant of ancient Assyria
2. a modern-day descendant of the ancient Assyrians
3. 1. the language of the ancient Assyrians, belonging to the E Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family and regarded as a dialect of Akkadian
   2. a dialect of Aramaic, spoken by modern Assyrians

adjective

4. of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient or modern Assyrians, their language, or culture