Nineveh

English

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Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly it meant originally the seat of Ishtar, since Nina was one of the Babylonian names of that goddess.

Proper noun

Nineveh

1. The ancient capital of Assyria.

Translations

capital of Assyria

• Armenian: Նինվե (Ninve)
• Finnish: Ninive (fi)
• Georgian: ნინევია (ka) (ninevia)
• Latin: Nineve (la)

• Macedonian: Нинива (mk) (Niníva) f
• Persian: نینوا (fa) (Neynavâ)
• Portuguese: Nínive (pt)
• Russian: Ниневия (ru) (Ninevia) f