Ζοάρα
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Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Ζοόρα (Zoóra) — Madaba Map
- Σηγώρ (Sēgṓr) — Septuagint
Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew צוֹעַר (ṣôʿar).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /zdo.á.ra/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /zoˈa.ra/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /zoˈa.ra/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /zoˈa.ra/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /zoˈa.ra/
Proper noun
Ζοάρᾰ • (Zoára) n pl (genitive Ζοάρων); second declension
Declension
Descendants
- Latin: Zoara
Further reading
- “Zoara”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly