Palmyreniann.adj.
/ˌpalmᵻˈriːnɪən/, U.S. /ˌpælməˈriniən/ Ancient History.
A. n.
A native or inhabitant of Palmyra in ancient Syria; (also) the Aramaic language and script used in Palmyra.
ΘΚΠ
the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Near East, Middle East, or Asia Minor > native or inhabitant of ancient cities or states > [noun]
MedeeOE
PartheOE
PuniceOE
NineviteOE
Trojanc1330
sodomitea1382
Phoeniciana1387
Macedonianc1400
Parthianc1400
Macedonc1440
Phrygian?1473
Mycenaeanc1487
Tyrian1513
Sidonian?1520
Galatian1526
Canaanite1530
Cananaean1534
Milesian1550
Sogdian1553
Syrophœnician1560
Molossian1563
Hyrcanian1567
Palmyrene1567
Pergamenian1579
Smyrnian1579
Mysian1581
Carthaginian1592
Punican1595
Lycian1598
Smyrnaean1598
Phocaean1600
Gallo-greeks1601
Iberian1601
Minaean1601
Susian1601
Cappadocian1607
Carian1607
Paphlagonian1607
Hamathite1611
Pergamene1612
Byzantiana1620
Gallo-graecians1619
Chalcidian1654
Philadelphiana1680
Xanthian1685
Palmyrenian1697
Isaurian1776
Dardan1813
Byzantine1836
Bœotian1839
Ilian1847
Susianian1874
Libyo-Phœnician1876
Khaldian1882
Mitannian1907
Iconian1911
Petraean1923
Lycaonian1926
1697 Philos. Trans. 1695–7 (Royal Soc.) 19 359 The neerness of the Euphrates, on which Navigable River the Palmyrenians were in Possession of Three Cities.
1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. xi. 310 They..engaged the Palmyrenians in a laborious pursuit.
1857 G. Bush Notes, Crit. & Practical, on Bk. Leviticus 247/1 That it was an ancient custom thus to allude to the Deity, without mentioning his name, appears from inscriptions among the Palmyrenians.
1948 D. Diringer Alphabet iv. 280 Cantineau considers the Syriac alphabet as related to the cursive Palmyrene, the former having been influenced by the latter thanks to the commercial activities of the Palmyrenians.
1998 D. Bellos et al. tr. G. Ifrah Universal Hist. Numbers xviii. 228/2 Palmyrenean, spoken at Palmyra.., from around the beginning of the Common Era.
B. adj.
= Palmyrene adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Near East, Middle East, or Asia Minor > native or inhabitant of ancient cities or states > [adjective]
NinevitishOE
Trojanc1374
Sardian1551
Susian?1552
Illyrian1556
Phoenician?1556
Hyrcan1567
Sidonian1578
Phrygian1579
Smyrnian1579
Lycaonian1582
Paphlagonian1596
Lycian1598
Galatian1603
Cappadocian1607
Canaanite1613
Mysian1613
Phocaean1614
Phrygic1614
Dardana1616
Babylonized1701
Pergamene1703
Milesiana1722
Canaanitic1753
Palmyrenian1776
Smyrnaean1807
Troic1838
Minaean1844
Ninevite1848
Smyrniote1867
Isaurian1880
Mitannian1897
Iconian1899
Mitannite1911
Thraco-Phrygian1924
1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. xi. 309 The emperor [Aurelian], by his salutory edicts, recalled the fugitives, and granted a general pardon to all who..had been engaged in the service of the Palmyrenian queen.
1875 Encycl. Brit. III. 411/2 Two forms of Shemitic writing (the Palmyrenian.., and the Sinaitic or Nabathæan).
1884 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 5 332 Many of these phrases appear in the O.T., and others are found in Phoenician and Palmyrenian inscriptions.
2001 Internat. Herald Tribune (Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) (Nexis) 5 May 9 An early rare Palmyrenian stele carved with a couple in sunken relief and incised with a Greek inscription.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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