Orontes

English Etymology 1 From en la Orontēs, from en grc Ὀρόντης, from en akk 𒀀𒊏𒀭𒌓 Arāntu Orontes; site of the Battle of Qarqar and also in en egy jrnt Orontes; river flowing by Kadesh_(Syria) Qadesh attested at least from the period of Ramesses II: The meaning of which is contested with connections to: akk arantum 𒀀𒊏𒀭𒌓 arantu a type of grass; fennel, perhaps in connection to the region around the city of Ugarit, the ruins today being known as ar رَأْس شَمْرَة Headland or Cape Fennel. Also connected to akk 𒀀𒊏𒀭𒁺 araddu, arantu wild ass; stubborn, possibly related to the modern name for the river ar الْعَاصِي rebel, stubbornly in error, refusing to be corrected so-called for its flowing south to the north unlike the rest of the rivers in the region. Disputably from en xme-old Latn *Arvand; compare ae 𐬀𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬧𐬝- swift. en Alvand Arvand. More at Orontes. Pronunciation en /ɔːˈɹɒntiːz/ en Oron tes Proper noun + River right|thumb|View of the Orontes in Hama, Syria the Orontes en river r/West Asia, about 400 km (250 mi) long, flowing from Lebanon through Syria before entering the Mediterranean Sea near Samandağ in Turkey. en Asi Derived terms en Antioch on the Orontes Related terms en Orontean Translations river in West Asia Arabic: ar الْعَاصِي m Armenian: hy Որոնտես Azerbaijani: az Asi Finnish: fi Orontes French: fr Oronte m, fr Assi m German: de Orontes m Greek: Ancient Greek: grc Ὀρόντης m Hungarian: hu Orontész Italian: it Oronte m Latin: la Orontēs m Persian: fa عاصی 'âsi Polish: pl Orontes m-in Russian: ru Оро́нт m Turkish: tr Asi Etymology 2 From en la Orontēs, from en grc Ὀρόντης, from en xme-old Latn *Arēvand, from en ira-pro *Raivant-, ira-pro *Rayivant- possessing wealth; see xcl Երուանդ for more. Proper noun Orontid dynasty The name of any one of a number of ancient Armenian kings. Derived terms Orontid Translations the name of any one of a number of ancient Armenian kings Armenian: hy Երվանդ Old Armenian: xcl Երուանդ Greek: Ancient Greek: grc Ὀρόντης Latin: la Orontēs Persian: fa اروند arvand Polish: pl Orontes m-pr Russian: ru Ерванд References Anagrams en enoorst Oreston enroots snooter tooners en exonyms German Etymology de :bor grc:Ὀρόντης de grc Ὀρόντης. Pronunciation de De-Orontes.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Proper noun m,-.article de river c/Lebanon,Syria,Turkey Orontes Derived terms de orontisch Latin Etymology Borrowed from la grc Ὀρόντης. right|thumb|View of the river Pronunciation Orontēs Proper noun Orontēs<1> the en Orontes la Juvenal Satires 1 3 la male Declension Orontēs<1> Derived terms la Orontēus References la Rivers