proper noun
Nī^nī^vē
Meaning
- the ancient capital of Assyria
Nī^nī^vē, ēs, f.,
I. the ancient capital of Assyria, prob. near the mod. Nebbi Yunus, Aug. Civ. Dei, 16, 3; Vulg. Gen. 10, 11; Paul. Nol. Carm. 23, 168; Alcim. 4, 357; also called Ninus or Ninos, v. Ninus.—Hence,
A. Nī^nĭvītae, ārum, m., the inhabitants of Nineveh, the Ninevites, Prud. Cath. 7, 131; Vulg. Matt. 12, 41.—
B. Nĭnĭvī-tĭcus, a, um, adj., Ninevite:
puer, Hier. in Isa. 3, 7, 16.