Palmyra
See also: palmyra
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Παλμύρα (Palmúra). For more see 
Palmyra#Etymology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pronunciation
- enPR: păl-mīʹrə, IPA(key): /pælˈmaɪɹə/
- Hyphenation: Pal‧my‧ra
- Rhymes: -aɪɹə
Proper noun
Palmyra
- An ancient city, an oasis in the Syrian Desert, in present-day central Syria, recorded historically from around 2000 BCE, subsequently subject to various empires and destroyed in 273 CE and again in 1400, when it was reduced to a village.
- 1979, Javier Teixidor, The Pantheon of Palmyra, E. J. Brill, page 53,
- In the mid-fifth century B.C. Herodotus (1:131; 3.8) mentioned the importance of the cult of Al-Ilât, i.e. Allat, in ancient Arabia. Her sanctuary at Palmyra (Pl. XVII), excavated in the 1970s by the Polish mission, is in the neighborhood of the temple of Baal Shamin and lends a special character to the city's western quarter, in which Arab tribes settled during the second century B.C.
- 1994, Lindsey Davis, Last Act In Palmyra, Random House, 2011, page 297,
- The chief man in Palmyra had been charged by Rome to police the trade routes, paying for his militia from his own well-stuffed coffers as befitted a rich man with a civic conscience.
- 2005, Sebastian P. Brock, Greek and Latin Words in Palmyrene Inscriptions: A comparison with Syriac, Eleonora Cussini (editor), A Journey to Palmyra: Collected Essays to Remember Delbert R. Hillers, E. J. Brill, page 11,
- Edessa lies just under 300 kilometres north of Palmyra as the crow flies, and its Aramaic dialect, known today as Syriac, is closely related to that of Palmyra.
- 1979, Javier Teixidor, The Pantheon of Palmyra, E. J. Brill, page 53,
- A city, the county seat of Marion County, Missouri, United States.
- A census-designated place, the county seat of Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States.
Usage notes
(ancient city):
- The inhabitants of the remnant village were relocated in 1932, during the French Mandate of Syria, to a new village nearby called Tadmur (from the old Palmyrene and Arabic name for Palmyra).
Derived terms
- Northern Palmyra
- Palmyran
Related terms
- Palmyrena
- Palmyrene
- Palmyrenian
Translations
ancient city
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See also
- Tadmorean
Anagrams
- palmary
German
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Παλμύρα (Palmúra).
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Palmyra n (proper noun, genitive Palmyras or (optionally with an article) Palmyra)
- Palmyra (ancient Semitic city in modern Syria)
Derived terms
- Palmyrer
- palmyrisch
Related terms
- Palmyrene
- Palmyrener
- palmyrenisch
Latin
Alternative forms
- Palmīra
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Παλμύρα (Palmúra).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /palˈmyː.ra/, [päɫ̪ˈmyːrä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /palˈmi.ra/, [pälˈmiːrä]
Proper noun
Palmȳra f sg (genitive Palmȳrae); first declension
- Palmyra (ancient Semitic city in modern Syria)
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Palmȳra |
| Genitive | Palmȳrae |
| Dative | Palmȳrae |
| Accusative | Palmȳram |
| Ablative | Palmȳrā |
| Vocative | Palmȳra |
| Locative | Palmȳrae |
References
- “Palmyra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Palmyra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Palmȳra, from Ancient Greek Παλμύρα (Palmúra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /palˈmɨ.ra/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɨra
- Syllabification: Pal‧my‧ra
Proper noun
Palmyra f
- (historical) Palmyra
Related terms
- Palmyrena
Further reading
- Palmyra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Palmyra in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Proper noun
Palmyra f
- Obsolete spelling of Palmira (used in Portugal until September 1911 and in Brazil until the 1940s).