petra
English · Español · Français · Deutsch · Italiano · Português · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
petra¹
Where it comes from
From Latin petra (“rock”). Doublet of piedra.
noun
- stone, a weight equal to 14 pounds. Generally, however, the stone or petra, almost always of 14 lbs., is used, the tod of 28 lbs., and the sack of thirteen stone.
Petra²
- /ˈpɛ.tɹə/ US, UK
Rhymes with -ɛtɹə
proper noun
- An ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan.
- An ancient Hellenistic city and former bishopric in Roman Egypt; in full, Petra in Aegypto.
- A medieval fortified town in Lazica, in the modern country of Georgia; modern Tsikhisdziri.
- An ancient lost town in Corinthia.
- An ancient lost town in Elis.
- A modern village and community in Aliartos municipality in Boeotia regional unit.
- A modern village and former municipality on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean region.
- A former modern municipality of Pieria regional unit, Central Macedonia region.
- A modern village in Preveza regional unit, Epirus region.
- A former village and ghost town in Northern Cyprus, now uninhabited and largely destroyed.
- A modern village in Bâcleș Commune, Mehedinţi County, Romania.
- A modern town and municipality on the island of Mallorca in the Balearic Islands, Spain.
- An unincorporated community in Bracken County, Kentucky, United States.
Petra³
- /ˈpɛ.tɹə/ US, UK
Rhymes with -ɛtɹə
Where it comes from
Feminine form of Peter. Derived from petra (“stone”), from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “rock”). The name came into regular use in the 19th century.
proper noun
- A female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Peter; variant form Peta.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: hashemite, jordanian, gaza, jordan, peter, pierre, batra, petr, atlas stone, petrifact, petre, petroform, packstone, petre oil, stone, weight
Translations
Talk about this word "petra." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/petra. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. petra. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/petra "petra." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/petra.Cite this
@misc{petra_2026,
title = {petra},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/petra},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
