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Mesopotamia en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /mɛ.sə.pəˈteɪ.mɪ.ə/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos) Proto-Indo-European *peth₂-der.? Ancient Greek ποταμός (potamós) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios) Ancient Greek μεσοποτάμῐος (mesopotámĭos) Ancient Greek Μεσοποταμίᾱ (Mesopotamíā)bor. Latin Mesopotamialbor. English Mesopotamia From the Classical Latin Mesopotamia, from the Koine Greek Μεσοποταμία (Mesopotamía), a feminine substantive form of the adjective Μεσοποτάμιος (Mesopotámios, “between rivers”), from the Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “between”) + ποτᾰμός (potămós, “river”) + -ιος (-ios), so called because Mesopotamia is located between the rivers Euphrates and Tigris. The term is used as a translation of the Biblical Hebrew נַהֲרַיִם (naharáyim), the dual form of נָהָר (nahár, “river”).

Meanings

  1. A geographic region in southwest Asia, spanning from the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, located in modern Iraq, eastern Syria, and southeast Turkey; the site of one of the most ancient civilizations in the history of man.
    • It was purchased by the Isle of Wight Railway in 1882, and continued to work between Brading and Bembridge until 1917, when it was taken over by the War Department, and sent overseas for war service in Mesopotamia, whence it never returned. It survived until at least 1921, when it was observed on the quayside at Basra. 1948 July and August, K. Westcott Jones, “The Isle of Wight Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 217:
    • Variously associated with qualities ranging from warding off evil to promoting fertility, the open hand of the hamsa is thought to have originated in Mesopotamia and is recognized the world over. 2020 November 25, Tanya Dukes, “Gilt-y Pleasures: Holiday Gift Ideas for the Jewelry Lover”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 25 Jun 2021:
  2. A former province of the Roman Empire, existing from 116 to 117 AD and again from 198 to 637 AD.
  3. The Mandate for Mesopotamia, a League of Nations mandate from 1920 to 1932, entrusted to the United Kingdom, that was the precursor to the independent state of Iraq.
  4. Numerous modern-day places: ▸ A geographic region in northeast Argentina, between the Paraná and Uruguay rivers.
  5. (UK, obsolete, slang) Numerous modern-day places: ▸ The Eaton Square district of London, England.

Deriveds

Mesopotamian zodiac · North Mesopotamian Arabic · Mesopotamian · Mespots · Mesopotamic · Mesopotamian Arabic

Descendants

මෙසොපොටේමියාව · မေႇသူဝ်ႇပူဝ်ႇတေးမီးယႃး · மெசொப்பொத்தேமியா

Relateds

Babylonia · Sumer · Assyria · Kurdistan · Iraq · Assyro-Babylonia · interfluve

Translations (112)

is Mesópótamía (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · mr मेसोपोटामिया (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · ar بَيْن النَّهْرَيْن (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · lv Divupe (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · is Millifljótaland (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · kn ಮೆಸೊಪಟ್ಯಾಮಿಯಾ (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · ka შუამდინარეთი (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · sh Mesopotamija (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · ga an Mheaspatáim (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · mn Месопотам (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · sk Mezopotámia (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · vi Lưỡng Hà (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · cmn 美索不達米亞 /美索不达米亚 (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · km មេសូប៉ូតាមី (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · nl Mesopotamië (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · akk 𒅗𒍝𒄠𒈠 (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · pal 𐭬𐭣𐭩𐭠𐭭𐭫𐭥𐭲𐭠𐭭 (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · cmn 兩河流域 /两河流域 (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · sh Мезопотамија (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · fi Kaksoisvirranmaa (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · ru Междуре́чье (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · la Mesopotamia (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · cu месопотамиꙗ (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · wo Réewum ñaari dex yi (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · mk Меѓуречје (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · lo ເມໂຊໂປຕາເມຍ (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · et Mesopotaamia (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · be Месапата́мія (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · nl Tweestromenland (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · ba Месопотамия (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · grc Μεσοποταμίᾱ (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · sv Tvåflodslandet (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · shn မေႇသူဝ်ႇပူဝ်ႇတေးမီးယႃး (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · vo Mesopotän (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · hi मेसोपोटामिया (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · km មជ្ឈប៉ូតាមី (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · sh Međurječje (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · eo Mezopotamio (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · be Міжрэ́чча (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · be Двухрэчча (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · da Mesopotamien (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · es Mesopotamia (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · uk Месопота́мія (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · bg Двуречие (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · sv Mesopotamien (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · aii ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܢܲܗܪܝܼܢ (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · am መስጴጦምያ (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · fy Twastreamelân (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · uk Межирі́ччя (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · sh Месопотамија (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · ta மெசொப்பொத்தேமியா (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · az İkiçayarası (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · ab Аҩӡыбжьара (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · kmr Mezrabotan (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · or ମେସୋପୋଟାମିଆ (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · fa بینالنهرین (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · xmf შქაწყარმალონა (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · sl Medrečje (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · ca Mesopotàmia (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · mnc ᠮᡝᠰᠣᡦᠣᡨᠠᠮᡳᠶᠠ (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · bg Месопота́мия (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · sgs Tarpopis (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · fi Mesopotamia (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · nod ᨾᩮᩈᩰᨻᩰᨴᩮᨾᩮ᩠ᨿ (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · de Zweistromland (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · ro Mesopotamia (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · sh Mezopotamija (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · kk Месопотамия (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · ka მესოპოტამია (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · pt Mesopotâmia (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · az Mesopotamiya (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · ja メソポタミア (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · arz بين النهرين (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · ru Месопота́мия (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · chr ᎺᏌᏆᏕᎻ (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · sl Mezopotamija (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · syc ܒܝܬ ܢܗܪܝܢ (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · pl Mezopotamia (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · ar بِلَادُ الرَّافِدَيْن (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · fa میانرودان (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · sk Medziriečie (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · et Kahejõemaa (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · fr Mésopotamie (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · sh Међуречје (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · arz ميسوبوتاميا (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · bg Междуречие (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · id Mesopotamia (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · he מֵסוֹפּוֹטַמְיָה (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · de Mesopotamien (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · ce Междуречье (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · lb Zweestroumland (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · uz Mesopotamiya (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · ko 메소포타미아 (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · dv މެސޮޕޮޓޭމިއާ (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · el Μεσοποταμία (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · he אֲרַם נַהֲרַיִם (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · hy Միջագետք (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · zza Mezopotamya (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · mk Месопотамија (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · th เมโสโปเตเมีย (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · cs Mezopotámie (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · cu междоурѣчиѥ (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · haw Mekopakamia (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · xpr 𐭌𐭃𐭉𐭍𐭓𐭅𐭕𐭍 (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · kmr Mezopotamya (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · hu Mezopotámia (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · bn মেসোপটেমিয়া (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · xcl Միջագետք (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · uk Дворіччя (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · si මෙසොපොටේමියාව (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · tr Mezopotamya (region between Euphrates and Tigris) · lt Tarpupis (region between Euphrates and Tigris)

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