Mesopotamian

English

Etymology

Formed as Mesopotamia +‎ -an. Compare the French mésopotamien.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɛsəpəˈteɪmɪən/

Noun

Mesopotamian (plural Mesopotamians)

A person from Mesopotamia or of Mesopotamian origin.

Translations

person from Mesopotamia

Catalan: mesopotami (ca) m, mesopotàmia (ca) f
Esperanto: mezopotamo (man or woman), mezopotamino (woman)
French: Mésopotamien (fr) m, Mésopotamienne f
German: Mesopotamier (de) m, Mesopotamierin f
Ido: Mezopotamiano (io)

Japanese: メソポタミア人 (Mesopotamiajin)
Kurdish: mezopotamyayî‎ (mezopotamyayî)
Russian: месопота́мец m (mesopotámec), месопота́мка f (mesopotámka)
Turkish: Mezopotamyalı

Adjective

Mesopotamian (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to Mesopotamia.
- 2013 Autumn, Veronique Mistiaen, “Iraq’s first national park approved” (main, front-page article) in Positive News, issue 77, page 1, sub-headline:
  Mesopotamian marshlands return to life as they become officially recognised as Iraq’s first national park.

Translations

of or pertaining to Mesopotamia

Catalan: mesopotami (ca)
Czech: mezopotámský
Dutch: Mesopotamisch
French: mésopotamien (fr)
German: mesopotamisch (de)

Hungarian: mezopotámiai (hu)
Kurdish: Mezopotamya‎ (ku) (Mezopotamya)
Russian: месопота́мский (ru) (mesopotámskij)
Swedish: mesopotamisk
Turkish: Mezopotamya (tr)

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