Palmyrena en · PROPN
Etymology
From Latin Palmȳrēna, from Ancient Greek Παλμυρηνή (Palmurēnḗ).
Meanings
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A historical region of Syria. Capital: Palmyra.
[...] and then visited all the Borders of his Dominions; from Palmyrena in the North [...]
1698, An Abridgment of Sir Walter Raleigh's History of the World:By studying the Antonine Itinerary we get a fairly good idea of the northern and western borders of Palmyrena, [...]
1928, Oriental Explorations and Studies, number 4, page 238:The most frequently used part of the Syrian Desert is Palmyrena.
2003, Christina Phelps Harris, The Syrian Desert: Caravans, Travel and Exploration, page 39:[...] Taking his Journey through the dangerous and barren Desarts of Palmyrena ; [...]
1695, Simon Patrick, A Commentary Upon the First Book of Moses, Called Genesis:Southward from Palmyrena stretches a vast expanse of desert, the true home of the nomad from the earliest times, a land that has never been suited to cultivation.
1927, Geographical Review, volume 17, page 192:Beſides this, all Judæa and Iſrael were now maſtered to his hands; all the Arabians his borderers, the Syrians of Zobah, of Damaſcena, of Palmyrena, of Ituræa; all of Idumæa, Moab, and Ammon, paid him tribute; as likewiſe did the Hittites, who with the Perizzites, Hevites, Jebuſites, and other races of the Canaanites, were not as yet extinguiſhed, though ſubjected.
1614, Walter Raleigh, The Historie of the World, page 419:Trans-Jordan, the Palmyrena and the Euphrates valley were brought within the administered area ; [...]
2000, Norman Lewis, “The Syrian steppe during the last century of Ottoman rule: Hawran and the Palmyrena”, in The Transformation of Nomadic Society in the Arab East, page 33:One originates from Khirbet Abu Duhur in the north-western Palmyrena.
1995, Klaas Dijkstra, Life and Loyalty:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmyrene | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
Laodicena · Damascena · Apamena
Translations (8)
fr Palmyrène (historical region) · it Palmirena (historical region) · grc Παλμυρηνή (historical region) · la Palmȳrēna (historical region) · ru Пальмирена (historical region) · de Palmyrene (historical region) · it Palmirene (historical region) · el Παλμυρηνή (historical region)