Zenobia









Zenobia


noun

  1. Septimia Bathzabbai, died after a.d. 272, queen of Palmyra in Syria a.d. 267–272.
  2. a female given name.

noun

  1. 3rd century ad, queen of Palmyra (?267–272), who was captured by the Roman emperor Aurelian

fem. proper name, from Greek Zenobia, literally “the force of Zeus,” from Zen, collateral form of Zeus, + bia “strength, force,” cognate with Sanskrit jya “force, power” (see Jain).

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