"Nisibis" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈnɪs.ɪ.bɪs/, /ˈnɪs.ə.bɪs/
Etymology: From Latin Nisibis, from Ancient Greek Νίσιβις (Nísibis), from Aramaic ܢܨܝܼܒܝܼܢ (Nəṣīḇīn). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Nisibis}} Latin Nisibis, {{der|en|grc|Νίσιβις}} Ancient Greek Νίσιβις (Nísibis), {{der|en|arc|-}} Aramaic Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nisibis
  1. (historical) Synonym of Nusaybin, a city in southeastern Turkey. Wikipedia link: Nisibis Tags: historical Categories (topical): Ancient Near East Categories (place): Cities, Cities in Turkey, Places in Turkey Synonyms: Nusaybin [synonym, synonym-of], Antioch, Antioch on the Mygdonius, Antioch Mygdonia Related terms: Nisibene Translations: 𒌷𒈾𒍢𒁉𒈾 (Naṣibina) (Akkadian), Νίσιβις (Nísibis) (Ancient Greek), ܢܨܝܒܝܢ (Naṣībīn) [Classical-Syriac] (Aramaic), Մծբին (Mcbin) (Armenian), Nisibis (Latin), निसिबिस (nisibis) (Marathi), Nisêbîn (Northern Kurdish), Nísibis (Portuguese), Nísibin (Portuguese), Нисибис (Nisibis) (Russian)
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