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Ninua
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Akkadian
Etymology
akk. Possibly etymologically connected to akk nūnum 𒄩 nūnum fish.Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. "Ninevite, n. and adj." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2013. For more details, see Nineveh#Name Nineveh (Name).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Nineveh capital city of Assyria in the late VIII and VII centuries BCE
Alternative forms
akk Ninâ
𒌷𒀏𒆠<tr:uruNINAki> 𒌷𒀏<tr:uruNINA> 𒀏𒆠<tr:NINAki> 𒀏<tr:NINA> 𒉌𒈿𒀀𒆠<tr:ni-nu₂-aki> 𒉌𒈿𒀀<tr:ni-nu₂-a> 𒌷𒉌𒈾𒀀<tr:uruni-na-a> 𒌷𒉌𒉡𒀀<tr:uruni-nu-a>
Descendants
hbo נִינְוֵה Nînwê 1
grc Νινευή 1
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