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petra

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for petra.

Editorial note

Yes, allow 3 days: main Petra; Little Petra hike into Petra; hike to Aaron's Tomb (Jebel Haroun).

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

stone, a weight equal to 14 pounds.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of petra gathered in one view.

noun

stone, a weight equal to 14 pounds.

noun

An ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan.

noun

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for petra.

noun

stone, a weight equal to 14 pounds.

noun

An ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan.

noun

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

noun

An ancient Hellenistic city and former bishopric in Roman Egypt; in full, Petra in Aegypto.

Example sentences

1

Yes, allow 3 days: main Petra; Little Petra hike into Petra; hike to Aaron's Tomb (Jebel Haroun).

2

If you go, I can't recommended enough to hike in to Petra from Little Petra (Siq al-Barid).

3

They lead to a sort of rock maze on top of the cliffs overlooking Petra with incredible views.

4

See work by Mossoff, Zorina Khan, Petra Moser, etc for historical analysis of how patents influenced invention.

5

Despite the enormous popularity of Petra the Nabateans are still a bit of a mysterious corner of the ancient world.

6

Heck, the Armenian genocide even has more textual support - Petra is Armenian.

7

Similarly, all the famous pictures of the Petra treasury are taken from the opposing cliff, which again wouldn't work for the same reason.

8

Not changes that would save the code base from grievous error: Petra didn’t like the pattern used or didn’t approve of the design.

9

The hike brings you in through the backside of Petra near the Monastery.

10

Lawrence of Arabia may be the influence of the character, but the Nabataeans, of Petra fame, are surely the main influence of the Fremen.

11

You can reach me directly at petra@treasuredata.com with questions or interest.

12

Not a good analogy;) Petra has stood the test of time for centuries, how long do you think your average brick house will stay standing?

Quote examples

1

It's hard not to wonder if this was staged for the tv show "Expedition Unknown", which had an exclusive to film a show at Petra that Discovery Channel has been advertising for months now.

2

I changed /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list to use qiana and trusty (coming from petra), fired off apt-get update and dist-upgrade, hit "Y" every time it asked if a config file should be replaced, and ended up with a great system.

Proper noun examples

1

Petra (Obsidian CLI) and Petra-Bridge (Obsidian API for the CLI tool integration).

2

You barely learn Val exists, there’s really no Peter, and you barely meet Bean or Petra.

3

Jordan is well worth a visit to see Jerash, Petra, Wadi Rum and other sites.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use petra in a sentence?

Yes, allow 3 days: main Petra; Little Petra hike into Petra; hike to Aaron's Tomb (Jebel Haroun).

What does petra mean?

stone, a weight equal to 14 pounds.

What part of speech is petra?

petra is commonly used as noun.