Nisibis

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

Antioch, Antioch on the Mygdonius, Antioch Mygdonia

Related terms

Nisibene

Translations

(historical) ancient Nusaybin — see also (historical) ancient Nusaybin

Akkadian: 𒌷𒈾𒍢𒁉𒈾 (Naṣibina)
Aramaic:
Classical Syriac: ܢܨܝܒܝܢ (Naṣībīn)
Armenian: Մծբին (Mcbin)
Greek:
Ancient: Νίσιβις (Nísibis)
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: Nisêbîn (ku)
Latin: Nisibis
Marathi: निसिबिस (nisibis)
Portuguese: Nísibis, Nísibin
Russian: Нисибис (Nisibis)

Latin

Alternative forms

Nesebis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Νίσιβις (Nísibis).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈnɪ.sɪ.bɪs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈniː.s̬i.bis]

Noun

Nisibis f sg (genitive Nisibis); third declension

Nisibis

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Nisibis
genitive	Nisibis
dative	Nisibī
accusative	Nisibem
ablative	Nisibe
vocative	Nisibis
locative	Nisibī Nisibe

Related terms

Nisibēnus

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