Osroene

See also: Osroëne

English

Osroene southeast of Armenia.

Alternative forms

Osrhoene
Osrohene
Osroëne

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Osroene

(historical) Ancient Syriac kingdom and region in northwestern Mesopotamia, which enjoyed semi-autonomy to complete independence from the years of 132 BCE to 244 CE.

Synonyms

Edessa

Translations

ancient kingdom

Armenian: Օսրոյենե (Ōsroyene)
Dutch: Osroene
French: Osroène (fr)
German: Osrhoene
Polish: Osroene

Portuguese: Osroene f
Romanian: Osroene (ro)
Spanish: Osroene
Turkish: Osroene

References

s:1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Edessa (Mesopotamia)

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ὀσροηνή (Osroēnḗ).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /os.roˈeː.neː/, [ɔs.rɔˈeː.neː]

Proper noun

Osroēnē f (genitive Osroēnēs); first declension

(geography) Osroene

Inflection

First declension, Greek type.

Case	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

(historical) Osroene (an ancient kingdom in Mesopotamia)

[1] s:1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Edessa (Mesopotamia)