Tyre
proper nounproper nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈtaɪə(ɹ)//
A city in Lebanon, a major port on the Levantine Sea that was a city-state in Phoenicia in antiquity and the capital of the Kingdom of Jerusalem during the Middle Ages.
proper noun
- 1
A city in Lebanon, a major port on the Levantine Sea that was a city-state in Phoenicia in antiquity and the capital of the Kingdom of Jerusalem during the Middle Ages.
- 2
An unincorporated community in Austin Township, Sanilac County, Michigan, United States, named after the biblical Tyre.
- 3
A town and hamlet therein, in Seneca County, New York, United States, named after Tyre, Lebanon.
Etymology
From Latin Tyrus, from Ancient Greek Τύρος (Túros), from Phoenician 𐤑𐤓 (ṣr /Ṣur/, “rock”) (), after the rocky formation on which the town was originally built. Compare Aramaic טוּרָא / ܛܘܪܐ (ṭūrā, “mountain, high territory”), Akkadian 𒌷𒀫𒊒 (ᵁᴿᵁṣur-ru /Ṣurru/), Tarifit aẓru (“rock”), Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵥⵔⵓ (aẓru, “stone”), Proto-Semitic *ṯ̣Vrr- (“flint”). Cognate to Arabic صُور (ṣūr), Hebrew צוֹר (Tzor), Tiberian Hebrew צר (Ṣōr), Turkish Sur.
proper noun
- 1
A surname
- 2
A male given name.
Forms
- plural
- Tyres
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