Ἀρτασύρας

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Ancient Greek[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Old Median *R̥tāsūra (strong through Arta).[1][2]

Proper noun[edit]

Ἀρτασύρας (Artasúrasm (genitive Ἀρτασύρου); first declension

  1. a male given name from Old Median: Artasyras, name of several Median and Achaemenid satraps

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Greek: Ἀρτασύρας (Artasúras)
  • Latin: Artasyras

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hinz, Walther (1975) “*rtāsūra-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 215
  2. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) “4.2.1504. *Ṛtāsūra-”, in Iranica in the Achaemenid Period (ca. 550–330 B.C.): Lexicon of Old Iranian Proper Names and Loanwords, Attested in Non-Iranian Texts, Peeters Publishers, →ISBN, page 301

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