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Syria in Hebrew is סוּרְיָה (súrya).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

סוּרְיָה
súrya
name · feminine
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In English

Syria

/ˈsɪɹi.ə/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with S

These are the Hebrew words for Syria as a name.

country in West Asia

  • סוּרְיָהסוריהsúryafeminine

This is more about the Hebrew word סוּרְיָה.

Written with vowel points
סוּרְיָה
Written without vowel points
סוריה
Said
súrya
Its meanings in English
Syria, Any of several formerly similarly situated territories

These words come before and after Syria in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨Syria⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨Syria⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨Syria⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨סוּרְיָה⁩, said súrya. Without vowel points it is written ⁨סוריה⁩.

Is ⁨סוריה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨סוריה⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨סוריה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨Syria⁩, ⁨סוריה⁩ can mean ⁨Any of several formerly similarly situated territories⁩.

How is ⁨Syria⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨Syria⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈsɪɹi.ə/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry Syria and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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