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Samaria
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samaria
English
Etymology
From en la Samaria, from en grc Σαμάρεια, partial calque of en hbo שׁוֹמְרוֹן שֹׁמְרוֹן Šōmərôn. Attested in Akkadian as akk Sāmerīna 𒆳𒊓𒈨𒊑𒈾 Sāmerīna.
Pronunciation
en /səˈmɑːɹi.ə/ RP
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Samaria.wav Southern England
en /səˈmɛəɹi.ə/ Mary-marry-merry
en /səˈmɛəɹi.ə/ GA
en Sumeria some accents
en ɑːɹi.ə ɛəɹi.ə 4
en Sa ma ri a Sa mar i a
Proper noun
en historical en @former name of:Sebastia city r/West Bank c/Palestine ; ancient capital kingdom:Pref/Israel.
en historical en ancient region r:pref/Palestine mostly in the northern part of the modern r/West Bank.
en-GB Bethan McKernan w:Yoav Gallant Fears of regional escalation as Israel warns of ‘multi-front’ war The Guardian 2023-12-26 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/26/fears-of-regional-escalation-as-israel-warns-of-multi-front-war 0261-3077 Speaking in parliament on Tuesday, Yoav Gallant said Israel was “coming under attack from seven theatres: Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Judea and Samaria [an Israeli term for the West Bank], Iraq, Yemen and Iran”. https://web.archive.org/web/20261018055053/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/26/fears-of-regional-escalation-as-israel-warns-of-multi-front-war 18 October 2026
en locality rural city:Pref/Benalla north eastern s/Victoria c/Australia.
Derived terms
en Samarian Samaritan Good Samaritan Judea and Samaria
Translations
ancient Sebastia and its region Sebastia
Aghwan: xag 𐕚𐔰𐕌𐔰𐕙𐔼𐔰, xag 𐕐𐔰𐕌𐔰𐕙𐔼𐔰
Arabic: ar السَّامِرَة f
Armenian: hy Սամարիա
Belarusian: be Сама́рыя f
Bengali: bn শমরিয়া
Bulgarian: bg Сама́рия f
Catalan: ca Samaria f
Cherokee: chr ᏌᎺᎵᏱ, chr ᏌᎺᎵ
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 撒馬利亞 Sāmǎlìyǎ, cmn 撒瑪利亞 Sāmǎlìyǎ
Danish: da Samaria n
Dutch: nl Samaria n
French: fr Samarie f
Galician: gl Samaria f
Georgian: ka სამარია
German: de Samaria n, de Samarien n
Greek: el Σαμάρεια f
Ancient Greek: grc Σαμάρεια f
Hebrew: he שמרון f shomron שומרון \ שֹׁמְרוֹן
Hindi: hi सामरिया m sāmariyā, hi शोमरोन m
Irish: ga Samáir f an tSamáir
Japanese: ja サマリア Samaria
Korean: ko ^사마리아
Lao: lo ຊາມາເຣຍ
Latin: la Samarīa f
Manchu: mnc ᠰᠠᠮᠠᡵᡳᠶᠠ, mnc ᠰᠠᠮᠠᡵᡳᠶᠠ ᠠᡳᠮᠠᠨ
Mongolian:
Cyrillic: mn Самари
Persian: fa سامَرِیِه Sâmariye
Polish: pl Samaria f
Portuguese: pt Samaria f
Russian: ru Самари́я f
Shan: shn သမႃႇရိ
Spanish: es Samaria f
Swedish: sv Samarien
Tajik: tg Сомария
Thai: th สะมาเรีย
Northern Thai: nod ᩈᨾᩣᩁᩮ᩠ᨿ
Turkish: tr Samarya
Ukrainian: uk Сама́рія f
Urdu: ur سامَرِیَہ m, ur سامَرَہ m, ur سامِرَہ m
Uzbek: uz Samariya
Volapük: region vo Samaritän
References
Anagrams
en aaaimrs Amarasi aimaras
en Ancient Near East
Dutch
Etymology
From nl dum samaria, from nl la Samarīa, from nl grc Σαμάρεια, from nl he שׁמרון.
Pronunciation
nl /ˌsaːˈmaː.ri.aː/ /ˌsaː.maːˈri.aː/
nl Nl-Samaria.ogg
nl Sa ma ria
Proper noun
n
en Samaria ancient capital of the northern kingdom of Israel and of the region Samaria
en Samaria ancient region in Palestine
Related terms
nl Samaritaan
nl Samaritaans
Italian
it:
Etymology
it la Samarīa, from it grc Σαμάρεια, from it he שׁמרון.
Proper noun
f
it the <<ancient capital>> of the northern <<kingdom:Pref/Israel>>, in the modern <<r/West Bank>> Samaria
it ancient region r:pref/Palestine mostly in the northern part of the modern r/West Bank Samaria
Related terms
it samaritano
Latin
Etymology
From la grc Σαμάρεια, partial calque of la hbo שֹׁמְרוֹן Šōmərōn.
Pronunciation
Samarīa
Proper noun
Samarīa<1.loc>
la historical la Sebastia, la city r/West Bank c/Palestine ; ancient capital kingdom:Pref/Israel Samaria
la historical la ancient region r:pref/Palestine mostly in the northern part of the modern r/West Bank Samaria
Declension
Samarīa<1.loc>
References
Old Spanish
Etymology
From osp la Samarīa, from osp grc Σαμάρεια, from osp he שֹׁמְרוֹן šomron.
Pronunciation
osp /saˈmaɾja/
Proper noun
osp proper noun f
en Samaria
osp c. 1200 Almerich Fazienda de Ultramar f. 44v dixierõ al reẏ de sẏria las ẏentes. q̃ captiuest fezist seer tos om̃es en las cibdades de samaria non sabian el iudicio delos om̃es dela tierra. e vinien los leones ematauan los Dixieron al rey de Syria “Las yentes que captivest fezist seer tos omnes en las cibdades de Samaria non sabían el judicio de los omnes de la tierra, e viníen los leones e matavan-los.” [So] they told the king of Assyria, “The peoples you took captive and made your men settle in the cities of Samaria did not know the laws of the men of the land, and [so] the lions were coming and killing them.”
Descendants
es Samaria
osp Cities in Palestine Places in Palestine
Portuguese
Etymology
pt :lbor la:Samarīa<ety:uder<grc:Σαμάρεια<ety:uder<he:שׁמרון>>>> 3 1
Pronunciation
+,Samária
Proper noun
f
pt the <<ancient capital>> of the northern <<kingdom:Pref/Israel>>, in the modern <<r/West Bank>> Samaria
pt ancient region r:pref/Palestine mostly in the northern part of the modern r/West Bank Samaria
Related terms
pt samaritano
Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f
es the <<ancient capital>> of the northern <<kingdom:Pref/Israel>>, in the modern <<r/West Bank>> Samaria
es ancient region r:pref/Palestine mostly in the northern part of the modern r/West Bank Samaria
Related terms
es samaritano
Welsh
Pronunciation
cy /saˈmarja/
Proper noun
f
cy the <<ancient capital>> of the northern <<kingdom:Pref/Israel>>, in the modern <<r/West Bank>> Samaria
cy ancient region r:pref/Palestine mostly in the northern part of the modern r/West Bank Samaria
Derived terms
cy Samariad Samaritan n
cy Samariaidd Samaritan a
cy Samariaeg Samaritan language
Further reading
Samaria