Nisibis

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Nisibis

  • /ˈnɪs.ɪ.bɪs/
  • /ˈnɪs.ə.bɪs/

Where it comes from

From Latin Nisibis, from Ancient Greek Νίσιβις (Nísibis), from Aramaic ܢܨܝܼܒܝܼܢ (Nəṣīḇīn).

proper noun

  1. historical Synonym of Nusaybin, a city in southeastern Turkey.

    Similar: Nusaybin, Antioch, Antioch on the Mygdonius, Antioch Mygdonia

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name (historical) ancient Nusaybin

PortuguêsNísibis, Nísibin
РусскийНисибис Nisibis

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@misc{nisibis_2026,
  title = {Nisibis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nisibis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}