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: Ἀδιαβηνή f (Adiabēnḗ)

• Latin: Adiabēnē f

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀδιαβηνή (Adiabēnḗ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /a.di.aˈbeː.neː/, [äd̪iäˈbeːneː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.di.aˈbe.ne/, [äd̪iäˈbɛːne]

Proper noun

Adiabēnē f sg (genitive Adiabēnēs); first declension

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

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.

Case	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