Tyre

Meaning

Proper Noun

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

Origin

From Ancient Greek Τύρος, from Phoenician 𐤑𐤓 ("rock") (File:Phoenician sade.svg|12px|צFile:Phoenician res.svg|12px|ר), after the rocky formation on which the town was originally built. Compare Latin Tyrus, Akkadian 𒋗𒊒. Cognate to Arabic صُور, Hebrew צוֹר, Tiberian Hebrew צר, Turkish Sur.

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