Osroene

See also: Osroëne

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ὀσροηνή (Osroēnḗ). Compare Ὀσρόης (Osróēs) (probably a form of Χοσρόης (Khosróēs), from Iranian; see خسرو, Classical Syriac ܐܘܪܗܝ (ʾŌrhāy).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -iːni

Proper noun

Osroene

  1. (historical) An ancient Syriac kingdom, Roman province and historical region in northwestern Mesopotamia in modern Turkey and Syria, which enjoyed semi-autonomy to complete independence from the years of 132 B.C.E. to 244 C.E..

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ὀσροηνή (Osroēnḗ).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Osroēnē f sg (genitive Osroēnēs); first declension

  1. (historical) Osroene (an ancient Syriac kingdom, Roman province and historical region in northwestern Mesopotamia in modern Turkey and Syria, which enjoyed semi-autonomy to complete independence from the years of 132 B.C.E. to 244 C.E.)

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.

singular
nominative Osroēnē
genitive Osroēnēs
dative Osroēnae
accusative Osroēnēn
ablative Osroēnē
vocative Osroēnē

References

  • Osroene in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀσροηνή (Osroēnḗ).

Proper noun

Osroene f

  1. (historical) Osroene (an ancient Syriac kingdom, Roman province and historical region in northwestern Mesopotamia in modern Turkey and Syria, which enjoyed semi-autonomy to complete independence from the years of 132 B.C.E. to 244 C.E.)