Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nisibis

/ˈnɪs.ɪ.bɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables: nis-i-bis
IPA: /ˈnɪs.ɪ.bɪs/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of Nusaybin, a city in southeastern Turkey.

Etymology

From Latin Nisibis, from Ancient Greek Νίσιβις (Nísibis), from Aramaic ܢܨܝܼܒܝܼܢ (Nəṣīḇīn).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Nisibis, Νίσιβις, -

Frequently Paired Words

Nisibene

Synonyms

Nusaybin Antioch Antioch on the Mygdonius Antioch Mygdonia

Questions

How do you pronounce nisibis?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɪs.ɪ.bɪs/.
What does nisibis mean?: Synonym of Nusaybin, a city in southeastern Turkey.
Where does nisibis come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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