Nabonidus

== English == === Etymology === From Akkadian 𒀭𒀝𒈾𒀪𒀉 (Nabû-naʾid, literally “May Nabu be exalted; Nabu is praised”) +‎ -us. === Pronunciation === enPR: năb′ō-nī′dəs, năb′ə- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): (contemporary) /ˌnab.əʊ̯ˈnaɪ̯.dəs/, (conservative) /ˌnæb-/; /-b.ə-/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌnæb.oʊ̯ˈnaɪ̯.dəs/; /-b.ə-/ (Canada) IPA(key): /ˌnæb.oʊˈnʌɪ̯.dəs/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌnæb.əʉ̯ˈnɑe̯.dəs/; /-b.ə-/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌnɛb.ɐʉ̯ˈnaɪ̯.dəs/; /-b.ə-/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˌnab.oˈnaɪ̯.dəs/, /ˌnab.oˈnʌi̯.dəs/, /ˌnab.oˈnəi̯.dəs/; /-b.ə-/ (India) IPA(key): /ˌnab.o(ː)ˈnaj.ɖus/ Rhymes: -aɪdəs Hyphenation: Nab‧o‧ni‧dus === Proper noun === Nabonidus (historical) The last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire; reign: 556–539 BCE. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “Nabonidus”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.