释义 |
syr·i·an I. \ˈsirēən\ noun (-s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Middle English sirien, from Middle French, from Syrie Syria + Middle French -en -an 1. : a native or inhabitant of Syria 2. : a member of a Syrian church II. adjective Usage: usually capitalized 1. a. : of or relating to ancient Syria b. : of or relating to the territory now included in Syria and Lebanon c. : of or relating to the Republic of Syria or the Syrian Region of the United Arab Republic 2. : of, relating to, or being one of the Eastern churches originating in Byzantine or Persian Syria, using Syriac liturgies, and including the Jacobite church and the Nestorian church |