Old Portuguese

Proper noun

Suria f

1. Syria (Roman province in the Levant)
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 15 (facsimile):

     Ond en ceſaira a de Suria. fez ũn miragre

     Where in Caesarea, the one in Syria, she worked a miracle

Malay

Alternative forms

• سوريا

Proper noun

suria ‎(Jawi spelling سوريا)

1. sun (the star around which the Earth revolves)

Synonyms

• matahari / ماتاهاري
• mentari / منتاري
• syamsi / syamsi / شمس
• rawi / راوي