adj
Meaning 1
Related to Nineveh.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Ninevite
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/ˈnɪnəvaɪt/
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/ˈnɪnɪvaɪt/
noun
Meaning 2
A native or inhabitant of Nineveh.
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noun
Meaning 3
Synonym of Assyrian script.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Synonyms: Assyrian script
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History
Etymology
From Old English Niniuete, from Latin Ninivita; by surface analysis, Nineveh + -ite.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Cantonese: 尼尼微人 (nei4 nei4 mei4 jan4) — native or inhabitant of Nineveh
- Hakka Chinese: 尼尼微人 (Nì-nì-mì-ngìn) — native or inhabitant of Nineveh
- Chinese: 尼尼微人 (Nî-nî-bî-lâng) — native or inhabitant of Nineveh
- Chinese Mandarin: 尼尼微人 (Níníwēirén, Níníwéirén) — native or inhabitant of Nineveh
- French: Ninivite — native or inhabitant of Nineveh
- Greek: Νινευίτης (Ninevítis) — native or inhabitant of Nineveh
- Greek: Νινευίτρια (Ninevítria) — native or inhabitant of Nineveh
- Latin: Nīnevītus — native or inhabitant of Nineveh
- Latin: Nīnevīta — native or inhabitant of Nineveh