Nebukadinezara

Tumbuka

Etymology

Borrowed from English Nebuchadnezzar, from Biblical Hebrew נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר (Nəḇûḵaḏneʾṣṣár), a corruption of earlier נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר (Nəḇûḵaḏreʾṣṣár), from Akkadian 𒀭𒀝𒃻𒁺𒋀 (Nabû-kudurrī-uṣur, Nabu protect my boundary/heir).

Proper noun

Nebukadinezara

  1. Nebuchadnezzar
    1. A ruler of Babylon in the Chaldean Dynasty who reigned c. 605 B.C.E. – 562 B.C.E. According to the Bible, he conquered Judah and Jerusalem, and sent the Israelites into exile.

References

  • Bible Society of Malawi, New Tumbuka Bible