Āṯūrāyē
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Āṯūrāyē is the endonym used in Neo-Aramaic and related dialects by the Assyrian people, an indigenous ethnic group of Mesopotamia with a heritage tracing back to the ancient Assyrian civilization.
Aliases (1)
- Āṯūrāyā ×1
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
endonym
→
ethnonym → |
| associatedModernStates |
Iran
→
Iraq → Syria → Turkey → |
| associatedWithAncientCivilization |
Assyria
→
surface form: "Ancient Assyria"
|
| associatedWithEthnicIdentity | Assyrian identity → |
| culturalAssociation |
Assyrian Church of the East community
→
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic →
surface form: "Chaldean Catholic community (Neo-Aramaic speaking)"
Syriac traditions → |
| diasporaPresence |
Australia
→
Canada → Germany → Sweden → United States of America →
surface form: "United States"
|
| endonymFor |
Assyrians
→
surface form: "Assyrians of Iran"
Assyrians →
surface form: "Assyrians of Iraq"
Assyrians →
surface form: "Assyrians of Syria"
Assyrians →
surface form: "Assyrians of Turkey"
|
| ethnicGroupRegion | Mesopotamia → |
| ethnoreligiousContext | Christian communities of Mesopotamia → |
| grammaticalNumber | plural form in Neo-Aramaic → |
| historicalContinuityClaim | descendants of ancient Assyrians → |
| languageFamilyContext | Semitic languages → |
| linkedToAncientToponym |
Ashur
→
surface form: "Assur (Aššur)"
|
| meaning | Assyrians → |
| refersTo |
Assyrians
→
surface form: "Assyrian people"
|
| regionOfOrigin |
Upper Mesopotamia
→
surface form: "Northern Mesopotamia"
|
| relatedTerm |
Assyrians
→
surface form: "Assyrian"
Āṯūrāyē →
surface form: "Āṯūrāyā"
|
| scriptUsed |
Syriac alphabet
→
surface form: "Syriac script"
|
| selfDesignationType | collective name for Assyrians → |
| singularForm | Āṯūrāyā → |
| usedBy |
Assyrians
→
surface form: "Assyrian people"
|
| usedInContext |
Assyrian media and publications
→
community organizations → ethnic self-identification → |
| usedInDialectContinuum |
Neo-Aramaic languages
→
surface form: "Northeastern Neo-Aramaic"
|
| usedInLanguage |
Neo-Aramaic languages
→
surface form: "Neo-Aramaic"
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic →
surface form: "Sureth (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic)"
|