assyrian
アッシリアの
解説 Definition
古代メソポタミアに栄えたアッシリア帝国に関連する語。アッシリアの人々や文化、言語を指す。
Assyrian describes a person, culture, language, or object connected with ancient Assyria in Mesopotamia; as a noun, it can also denote an Assyrian person. The term is additionally used for members of modern communities that preserve an Assyrian identity.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Assyrian は地名 Assyria に「〜の人・〜に関する」を表す -ian が付いた語で、通常は大文字で書きます。Assyrian carvings なら形容詞、an Assyrian なら名詞です。綴りの近い Syrian は「シリアの・シリア人」なので、古代帝国 Assyria の A を手掛かりに区別しましょう。
Build the word from Assyria plus the people-or-origin ending -ian. This makes Assyrian mean “a person from Assyria” or “connected with Assyria.” Grammar helps: in “Assyrian stone carvings,” it is an adjective, while “an Assyrian” is a noun. Keep the initial A in mind because Assyrian and Syrian are not interchangeable: Assyria was an ancient Mesopotamian civilization, whereas Syria is a different geographical and political name. The word is normally capitalized because it identifies a historical civilization and an ethnic identity.
例文
The museum displayed Assyrian stone carvings that were over three thousand years old.
その博物館には、3千年以上前のアッシリアの石彫りが展示されていました。
Assyrian scholars made significant contributions to astronomy and mathematics in ancient times.
アッシリアの学者たちは、古代において天文学と数学に大きな貢献をしました。
Many Assyrian descendants still preserve their ancestral language and customs today.
多くのアッシリア人の子孫は、今日でも祖先の言語や習慣を守り続けています。
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assyrian の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ギリシャ語・ラテン語を経由し、古代アッカド語の地名「アッシュル」に由来します。「Assyri-」＋接尾辞「-ian（～出身の）」で構成され、土地の名に付くと自然と民族名へ転じます。「Syrian（シリア人）」と同様、地名に直接接尾辞が結びつき「その地の人々」を指す語感が直感的に理解できます。
Assyrian entered English through Greek and Latin forms referring to Assyria and its inhabitants. Assyria was named after the ancient city and deity Ashur, whose name appears in Akkadian records. In its modern English form, Assyri- combines with the suffix -an or -ian, which marks origin or association. The term consequently developed both adjectival uses, such as Assyrian art, and nominal uses for ancient or modern Assyrian people.
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