How to pronounce Massinissa?

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Pronunciation of Massinissa in Beni Ourtilane, Setif, Algeria

Massinissa is pronounced as

M AE s ih n ih sae

m sounds like the 'm' in 'me'
ae sounds like the 'a' in 'at'
s sounds like the 's' in 'so'
ih sounds like the 'i' in 'it'
n sounds like the 'n' in 'no'


Massinissa is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ M AE s ih n ih sae ]

M AE s ih n ih
me at so it no it

Type of Name:

First Name

Language:

Amazigh (Berber)

Alternate Spelling(s):

Macinissa (rarely Masnsen)

Meaning:

their lord, their leader,

Additional Information:

He was a great warrior and a wise leader of his people. Masinissa was the son of the chieftain "Gaia" of a Numidian tribal group, the Massylii which is now Algeria. Early in hilife, he fought in the Second Punic War (218–201 BC), with the help of the romans, he united the eastern and western Numidian tribes and founded the Kingdom of Numidia.


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Pronunciation of Massinissa in Beni Ourtilane, Setif, Algeria

'Massi-ni-ssa' : 'Massi' rhymes with massi in massive
'ni' rhymes with 'me'
'ssa' is pronounced like the word sad without "d"


Type of Name:

First Name

Language:

Amazigh (Berber)

Alternate Spelling(s):

Macinissa (rarely Masnsen)

Meaning:

their lord, their leader,

Additional Information:

He was a great warrior and a wise leader of his people. Masinissa was the son of the chieftain "Gaia" of a Numidian tribal group, the Massylii which is now Algeria. Early in hilife, he fought in the Second Punic War (218–201 BC), with the help of the romans, he united the eastern and western Numidian tribes and founded the Kingdom of Numidia.


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