Ninua
Akkadian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unknown. Possibly etymologically connected to 𒄩 (nūnum, “fish”).[1] For more details, see Nineveh (Name).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Ninua ?
- Nineveh (capital city of Assyria in the late VIII and VII centuries BCE)
Alternative forms
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References
[edit]- ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. "Ninevite, n. and adj." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2013.