English
Nusaybin
Nusaybin comes from Arabic نُصَيْبِين, and goes back to Classical Syriac ܢܨܝܒܝܢ.
- Classical SyriacmodernܢܨܝܒܝܢNəṣībīn
- Arabicc. 500–presentنُصَيْبِينNuṣaybīn
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928نصیبینNusaybin
- Turkish1928–presentNusaybin
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Classical SyriacmodernܢܨܝܒܝܢNəṣībīn
- Arabicc. 500–presentنُصَيْبِينNuṣaybīn
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928نصیبینNusaybin
- Turkish1928–presentNusaybin
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Classical Syriac ܢܨܝܒܝܢ
Today it means
name A city in Mardin Province in southeastern Turkey, the ancient Nisibis.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Classical Syriac ܢܨܝܒܝܢ / Nusaybin