Tyre

See also: tyre

English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek Τύρος (Túros), from Phoenician 𐤑𐤅𐤓 (Ṣur, rock) (), after the rocky formation on which the town was originally built. Compare Latin Tyrus, Akkadian 𒋗𒊒 (Ṣurru). Cognate to Arabic صُور (ṣūr), Hebrew צוֹר (Tzor), Tiberian Hebrew צר (Ṣōr), Turkish Sur.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtaɪə(ɹ)/

Proper noun

Tyre

  1. An ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia, in present-day Lebanon.

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