Osroene

Osroene southeast of Armenia.

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • Ancient Syriac kingdom and region in northwestern Mesopotamia, which enjoyed semi-autonomy to complete independence from the years of 132 to 244 .

Origin

  • From Ancient Greek Ὀσροηνή. Compare Ὀσρόης (probably a form of Χοσρόης, from Iranian; see خسرو, Classical Syriac ܐܘܪܗܝ.

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