Adiabene

English

Adiabene within the Armenian Empire

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀδιαβηνή (Adiabēnḗ).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːni

Proper noun

Adiabene

2. (historical) An ancient kingdom in Assyria, with its capital at Arbela.

Derived terms

• Adiabenian

Translations

ancient kingdom

• French: Adiabène (fr) f
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: Ἀδιαβηνή f (Adiabēnḗ)

• Latin: Adiabēnē f
• Marathi: आदिआबेने n (ādiābene)

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀδιαβηνή (Adiabēnḗ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [a.di.aˈbeː.neː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [a.di.aˈbɛː.ne]

Proper noun

Adiabēnē f sg (genitive Adiabēnēs); first declension

1. (historical) Adiabene (an ancient kingdom in Assyria, with its capital at Arbela)

Declension

First-declension noun (feminine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ē), singular only.

	singular
nominative	Adiabēnē
genitive	Adiabēnēs
dative	Adiabēnae
accusative	Adiabēnēn
ablative	Adiabēnē
vocative	Adiabēnē

References

• “Adiabene”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Adiabene”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly