Massinissa
ماسينيساIn ArabicⵎⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏⵉⵙⵙⴰIn Tifinagh
- Meaning
- First king of Numidia (c. 238-148 BC); his name is read as 'their lord'
- About the name
- Numidian king (c. 238-148 BC) who sided with Rome in the Second Punic War, fought at Zama in 202 BC and united the eastern and western Numidian tribes in one kingdom. His tomb inscription gives MSNSN, read Masensen, 'their lord'; Massinissa is the Latin form.
- For
- A boy
- Origin
- Amazigh
- Other spellings
- Masensen, Masinisa, Masinissa, Massinisa