Nisibis

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Nĭsĭbis or Nĕsĕbis, is, f., = Νίσιβις.

I A city in Mesopotamia , now Nisibin , Plin. 6, 13, 16, § 42; Tac. A. 15, 5; Amm. 25, 7, 9; 25, 8, 27—Hence,

B Nĭsĭbēni , ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Nisibis , Amm. 25, 8, 13.—

II A city in Aria , Amm. 23, 6, 69.