Νίσιβις

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • Νέσιβις (Nésibis), Νάσιβις (Násibis)

Etymology

From Aramaic ܢܨܝܼܒܝܼܢ (nəṣīḇīn).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Νίσιβῐς • (Nísibis) f (genitive Νισίβῐος or Νισίβεως or Νισίβῐδος); third declension

  1. Nisibis; Nusaybin, Mardin, Turkey

Inflection

Derived terms

  • Νισιβηνός (Nisibēnós), Νεσιβηνός (Nesibēnós), Νασιβηνός (Nasibēnós), Νισιβᾱνός (Nisibānós)
  • Νισιβίτης (Nisibítēs)

Descendants

  • Greek: Νίσιβις (Nísivis)
  • Latin: Nisibis

References

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