Nusaybin

English

Etymology

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).

Proper noun

Nusaybin

1. A city in Mardin Province in southeastern Turkey, the ancient Nisibis.

Synonyms

• (historical names): See Nisibis

Translations

city in southeastern Turkey — see also Nisibis

• Latin: Nisibis
• Turkish: Nusaybin (tr)

Turkish

Nusaybin ilçesi

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish نصیبین (Nusaybin), itself from Arabic نُصَيْبِين (nuṣaybīn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nuˈsaj.bin/

Proper noun

Nusaybin

1. a town and district of Mardin Province, Turkey

Declension

Declension of Nusaybin

	singular	plural
nominative	Nusaybin	Nusaybinler
accusative	Nusaybin'i	Nusaybinleri
dative	Nusaybin'e	Nusaybinlere
locative	Nusaybin'de	Nusaybinlerde
ablative	Nusaybin'den	Nusaybinlerden
genitive	Nusaybin'in	Nusaybinlerin

Possessive forms of Nusaybin

	singular	plural
benim (my)	Nusaybin'im	Nusaybinlerim
senin (your)	Nusaybin'in	Nusaybinlerin
onun (his/her/its)	Nusaybin'i	Nusaybinleri
bizim (our)	Nusaybin'imiz	Nusaybinlerimiz
sizin (your)	Nusaybin'iniz	Nusaybinleriniz
onların (their)	Nusaybin'i Nusaybinleri	Nusaybinleri

Derived terms

• Nusaybinli