SYRO-

Meaning of SYRO- in English

[ 'sʌɪrəʊ ]

■ combining form Syrian; Syrian and …: ~Palestinian.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

SYRO- — combining form Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin, from Greek, from Syros Syrian 1. : Syria or Syrians Syro phile 2. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SYRO- — comb. form Syrian; Syrian and (Syro-Phoenician). [Gk Suro- f. Suros a Syrian]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SYRO-HITTITE — “+ adjective Usage: usually capitalized S&H Etymology: Syro- + Hittite : of or relating to the especially glyptic art and …
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SYRO-ARAMAIC — |sī(ˌ)rō, |si(ˌ)rō+ noun ( -s ) Usage: capitalized S&A Etymology: Syro- + Aramaic : Syriac and Aramaic considered as a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SYRO-PALESTINIAN ARTS — the arts and architecture of ancient Syria and Palestine. The countries bordering the Mediterranean between the Sinai Peninsula and the …
Britannica English vocabulary
SCULPTURE — a form of aesthetic expression in which hard or plastic materials are worked (as by carving, molding, or welding) into …
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PAINTING — the expression of ideas and emotions, with the creation of certain aesthetic qualities, in a two-dimensional visual language. The elements …
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ARCHITECTURE — the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. The practice of architecture …
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TULUNID DYNASTY — first local dynasty of Egypt and Syria to exist independently of the 'Abbasid caliphate in Baghdad, ruling 868905. Its founder, …
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SYRIAN AND PALESTINIAN RELIGION — beliefs of Syria and Palestine between 3000 and 300 BC. These religions are usually defined by the languages of those …
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RAMSES III — died 1156 BC, Thebes, Egypt king of Egypt (reigned 118756 BC), who defended his country against foreign invasion in three …
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PTOLEMY IV PHILOPATOR — (Greek: Loving His Father) born c. 238 BC, d. 205 BC Macedonian king of Egypt (reigned 221205 BC), under whose …
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PIUS XI
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PESHITTA — (Syriac: "simple," or "common"), Syriac version of the Bible, the accepted Bible of Syrian Christian churches from the end of …
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MANDAEANISM — (from Mandaean mandayya, having knowledge), ancient Middle Eastern religion still surviving in Iraq and Khuzistan (southwest Iran). The religion is …
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MA'ADI, AL- — predynastic Egyptian site located just south of modern Cairo in Al-Qahirah muhafazah (governorate) in Lower Egypt. The settlement at Al-Ma'adi …
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LUWIAN — also called Luite member of an extinct people of ancient Anatolia. The Luwians were related to the Hittites and were …
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HAMAH — also spelled Hama, city, central Syria, on the banks of the Orontes River. It was an important prehistoric settlement, becoming …
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CHRISTIANS OF SAINT THOMAS — also called Malabar Christians, four major Christian groups-Syro-Malabar, Syro-Malankara, Syrian Jacobite, and Mar Thomite-living in the state of Kerala along …
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ARSENIUS THE GREAT — born c. 354, , Rome died c. 455, , Troe, Scete Desert, Egypt also called Arsenius Of Rome Roman noble, …
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SYRO — comb. form Syrian; Syrian and (Syro-Phoenician). [ Gk Suro- f. Suros a Syrian ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MATTHEW — [Other] Contraction of Mattathias. The apostle and evangelist. Before he was called, he was a tax-collector at Capernaum. His gospel …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
LOTAN — [Judaic] In Syro-Palestinian myth, a monstrous primeval serpent who was slain by Baal. In the Hebrew dialect of the Old …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
ISARA — [Mesopotamian] The Syro-Mesopotamian goddess of the oath, and 'queen of judgement and offer rites'. The Hittites called 'queen of the …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
SYROPHOENICIAN — occurs only in (Mark 7:26) The word denoted perhaps a mixed race, half Phoenicians and half Syrians; (or the Phoenicians …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
SHEMITIC LANGUAGES — the family of languages spoken by the descendants of Shem, chiefly the Hebrew, Chaldaic, Assyrian, Arabic Phoenician and Aramaic or …
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SAMARIA — (watch mountain). This city is situated 30 miles north of Jerusalem and about six miles to the northwest of Shechem, …
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SABACHTHANI, OR SABACHTHANI — (why hast thou forsaken me?), part of Christ's fourth cry on the cross. (Matthew 27:46; Mark 15:34) This, with the …
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ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI — The Hebrew form, as Eloi, Eloi, etc., is the Syro-Chaldaic (the common language in use by the Jews in the …
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