Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA city in Mardin Province in southeastern Turkey, the ancient Nisibis.
Origin
- Classical Syriacܢܨܝܒܝܢ
- Arabicنُصَيْبِين
- Ottoman Turkishنصیبین
- TurkishNusaybin
- EnglishNusaybin
From Turkish Nusaybin and Ottoman Turkish نصیبین (Nusaybin), from Arabic نُصَيْبِين (nuṣaybīn), from Classical Syriac ܢܨܝܒܝܢ (Nəṣībīn), an Old Aramaic 2nd millennium BC plural formation from ܢܨܝܒ (nəṣīḇ, “planted, erected”, adjective), from the root ܢ ܨ ܒ cognate with Arabic ن ص ب (n ṣ b).
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Latin Nisibis
- Nisibiscity in southeastern Turkey — see also Nisibis
Turkish Nusaybin
- Nusaybincity in southeastern Turkey — see also Nisibis
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Nusaybin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nusaybin
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