Arabia Petraea
Latin
Etymology
Literally “Petran Arabia”, “Arabia around Petra”. The term postdates the Roman conquest of Nabatea and is not found in older geographers.
Proper noun
Arabia Petraea f sg (genitive Arabiae Petraeae); first declension
- A province of the Roman Empire from the 2nd century, primarily in modern Jordan and Egypt.
Declension
First-declension noun with a first-declension adjective, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Arabia Petraea |
| Genitive | Arabiae Petraeae |
| Dative | Arabiae Petraeae |
| Accusative | Arabiam Petraeam |
| Ablative | Arabiā Petraeā |
| Vocative | Arabia Petraea |
Coordinate terms
- Arabia Fēlīx
- Arabia Dēserta
See also
- Nabataea
References
- “Arabia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Arabia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly