Petra en · PROPN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈpɛ.tɹə/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra)der. English Petra Ultimately from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “rock”).
Meanings
- An ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan.
- An ancient Hellenistic city and former bishopric in Roman Egypt; in full, Petra in Aegypto.
- A medieval fortified town in Lazica, in the modern country of Georgia; modern Tsikhisdziri.
- Numerous places in modern-day Greece: ▸ An ancient lost town in Corinthia.
- Numerous places in modern-day Greece: ▸ An ancient lost town in Elis.
- Numerous places in modern-day Greece: ▸ A modern village and community in Aliartos municipality in Boeotia regional unit.
- Numerous places in modern-day Greece: ▸ A modern village and former municipality on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean region.
- Numerous places in modern-day Greece: ▸ A former modern municipality of Pieria regional unit, Central Macedonia region.
- Numerous places in modern-day Greece: ▸ A modern village in Preveza regional unit, Epirus region.
- A former village and ghost town in Northern Cyprus, now uninhabited and largely destroyed.
- A modern village in Bâcleș Commune, Mehedinţi County, Romania.
- A modern town and municipality on the island of Mallorca in the Balearic Islands, Spain.
- An unincorporated community in Bracken County, Kentucky, United States.
Translations (18)
ar الْبَتْرَا (an ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan) · el Πέτρα (an ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan) · cmn 佩特拉 (an ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan) · arz پيترا (an ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan) · tr Petra (an ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan) · lt Petra (an ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan) · ka პეტრა (an ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan) · hu Petra (an ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan) · acw البَتْرا (an ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan) · ru Пе́тра (an ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan) · arz البترا (an ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan) · fa پترا (an ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan) · ar الْبَتْرَاء (an ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan) · ar بَتْرَا (an ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan) · ko 페트라 (an ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan) · ja ペトラ (an ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan) · mr पेट्रा (an ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan) · hy Պետրա (an ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan)