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Masinissa.

The first king of unified Numidia and grandfather of Jugurtha

9 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[ma.sɪˈnɪs.sa]Classical-Latin[ma.s̬iˈnis.sa]
  1. The first king of unified Numidia and grandfather of Jugurtha

    declension-1 · masculine · singular
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Numidian msnsn (“their master”) or Punic 𐤌𐤎𐤍𐤎𐤍 (msnsn)

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.