Meanings
- historicalA city on the Nymphius river in Sophanene, ancient Armenia, near the border with Arzanene, corresponding to modern Silvan, Turkey.
Synonyms: Martyropole, Mayyafariqin, Mayafariqin, Miyafariqin
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA city on the Nymphius river in Sophanene, ancient Armenia, near the border with Arzanene, corresponding to modern Silvan, Turkey.
Origin
- Ancient GreekΜαρτυρόπολις
- LatinMartyropolis
- EnglishMartyropolis
Borrowed from Latin Martyropolis, from Ancient Greek Μαρτυρόπολις (Marturópolis), from μᾰ́ρτῠς (mắrtŭs, “martyr”) + πόλῐς (pólĭs, “city”).
More words from Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Μαρτυρόπολις
- Μαρτυρόπολις (Marturópolis)city
Arabic مَيَّافَارِقِين
- مَيَّافَارِقِين (mayyāfāriqīn)city
Greek Μαρτυρόπολη
- Μαρτυρόπολη (Martyrópoli)city
Persian میافارقین
- میافارقین (mayyâfâreqin)city
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Martyropolis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Martyropolis
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