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English
Etymology
From Latin Nisibis, from Ancient Greek Νίσιβις (Nísibis), from Aramaic ܢܨܝܼܒܝܼܢ (Nəṣīḇīn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɪs.ɪ.bɪs/, /ˈnɪs.ə.bɪs/
Proper noun
Nisibis
- (historical) Synonym of Nusaybin, a city in southeastern Turkey.
Synonyms
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Νίσιβις (Nísibis).
Pronunciation
Noun
Nisibis f sg (genitive Nisibis); third declension
- Nisibis
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem), with locative, singular only.
References
- Nisibis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Nisibis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly