ܢܝܢܘܐ

Etymology
From. The cuneiform sign is formed by a sign  denoting a "shrine"  with the sign for "fish"  inside, a sort of "shrine of the fish", although whether this referred to literal fish, an aspect of Ishtar, a separate Hurrian goddess, or something else entirely is unclear; compare 🇨🇬

Proper noun

 * 1)  Nineveh the ancient capital of Assyria
 * 2) * Genesis 10:11-12:
 * "aii"

- ܡ̣ܢ ܗ̇ܝ ܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܦܠܝܼܛ ܠܹܗ ܠܐܵܫܘܿܪ ܘܒܢܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܠܢܝܼܢܘܹܐ، ܠܪܚܘܿܒܘܿܬ ܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ، ܠܟܵܠܵܚ، ܘܠܪܵܣܵܢ ܒܹܝܠ ܢܝܼܢܘܹܐ ܘܒܹܝܠ ܟܵܠܵܚ، ܗ̇ܝ ܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܓܘܼܪܬܵܐ.


 * 1) * Jonah 3:1-2:
 * "aii"

- ܗ̇ܝܼܓܵܗ ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܚܲܒܪܵܐ ܕܡܵܪܝܵܐ ܠܝܵܘܢܵܢ ܒܓܵܗܵܐ ܕܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ، ܒܹܐ݇ܡܵܪܵܐ: «ܩܘܼܡ ܙܹܠ݇ ܠܢܝܼܢܘܹܐ ܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܓܘܼܪܬܵܐ، ܘܡܲܟܪܸܙ ܐܸܠܘܿܗ̇ ܚܲܒܪܵܐ ܕܒܹܐ݇ܡܵܪܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܐܸܠܘܼܟ݂».


 * 1) * Luke 11:32:
 * "aii"

- ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܕܢܝܼܢܘܹܐ ܒܸܬ ܩܵܝܡܝܼ ܒܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܕܝܵܢܬܵ‌ܐ ܥܲܡ ܐܵܗܵܐ ܫܲܪܒܬܵ‌ܐ ܘܒܸܬ ܕܵܝܢܝܼ ܠܵܗ̇، ܣܵܒܵܒ ܐܵܢܝܼ ܬܘܼܘܸܒ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܒܟܵܪܘܿܙܘܼܬܵ‌ܐ ܕܝܵܘܢܵܢ؛ ܘܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ ܚܲܕ݇ ܒܘܼܫ ܓܘܼܪܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܝܵܘܢܵܢ.


 * 1) Nineveh as its original entirety, ie. Mosul and Nineveh

Usage notes

 * Today, it is a common name for the half of Mosul that lies on the eastern bank of the Tigris, and the Nineveh Governorate in Northern Iraq takes its name from it.
 * It is also as Nineveh in its original entirety, covering both of Mosul and Nineveh