Orontes

Pronunciation

• IPA: en, /ɔːˈɹɒntiːz/
• Hyphenation: en + Oron + tes

From Latin Orontēs, from Ancient Greek Ὀρόντης, from and also in attested at least from the period of Ramesses II:

• The meaning of which is contested with connections to: , perhaps in connection to the region around the city of Ugarit, the ruins today being known as رَأْس شَمْرَة‎.
• Also connected to , possibly related to the modern name for the river الْعَاصِي‎ so-called for its flowing south to the north unlike the rest of the rivers in the region.
• Disputably from ; compare .

Proper noun

1. , about 400 km (250 mi) long,

Synonyms

• Asi

Derived terms

• Orontian

From Latin Orontēs, from Ancient Greek Ὀρόντης, from , from , *Rayivant- ("possessing wealth"); see for more.

Proper noun

1. The name of any one of a number of ancient Armenian kings.

Derived terms

• Orontid

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