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- Ancient Greek · derived fromΝίσιβις
- Latin · borrowed fromNisibis
- English todayNisibis
From Latin Nisibis, from Ancient Greek Νίσιβις (Nísibis), from Aramaic ܢܨܝܼܒܝܼܢ (Nəṣīḇīn).
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Today it means: Synonym of Nusaybin, a city in southeastern Turkey. Full definition →
From Latin Nisibis, from Ancient Greek Νίσιβις (Nísibis), from Aramaic ܢܨܝܼܒܝܼܢ (Nəṣīḇīn).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.