Nisibis

== English == === Etymology === From Latin Nisibis, from Ancient Greek Νίσιβις (Nísibis), from Aramaic ܢܨܝܼܒܝܼܢ (Nəṣīḇīn). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɪs.ɪ.bɪs/, /ˈnɪs.ə.bɪs/ === Proper noun === Nisibis (historical) Synonym of Nusaybin, a city in southeastern Turkey. ==== Synonyms ==== Antioch, Antioch on the Mygdonius, Antioch Mygdonia ==== Related terms ==== Nisibene ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Alternative forms === Nesebis === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Νίσιβις (Nísibis). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnɪ.sɪ.bɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈniː.s̬i.bis] === Noun === Nisibis f sg (genitive Nisibis); third declension Nisibis ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun (i-stem), with locative, singular only. ==== Related terms ==== Nisibēnus === References === “Nisibis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Nisibis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly