Artaxerxes

English

Etymology

From Latin Artaxerxēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρταξέρξης (Artaxérxēs), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 (a-r-t-x-š-ç-a /⁠artaxšaça⁠/, “whose rule is through truth”). Akin to Old Armenian Արտաշէս (Artašēs) and Persian اردشیر (ardašir).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɑːtə(ɡ)ˈzɜːksiːz/

Proper noun

Artaxerxes (plural Artaxerxeses)

1. (historical) The name of several Achaemenid kings of Persia.

Related terms

• Ardashir (Middle Persian, Persian)
• Ardeshir (Persian)
• Artaxias (Ancient Greek)
• Artashes, Ardashes (Armenian)

Translations

the name of several Persian kings

• Arabic: أَرْدَشِير m (ʔardašīr)
• Armenian: Արտաքսերքսես (Artakʻserkʻses)
• Faroese: Artakserkses m
• French: Artaxerxès (fr)
• Greek: Αρταξέρξης (el) m (Artaxérxis)

  Ancient: Ἀρταξέρξης (Artaxérxēs)

• Hebrew: אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא m (artakhshást)
• Italian: Artaserse (it) m
• Latin: Artaxerxēs
• Polish: Artakserkses (pl) m
• Portuguese: Artaxerxes m
• Russian: Артаксе́ркс (ru) m (Artaksérks)
• Zazaki: Ardêser

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀρταξέρξης (Artaxérxēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ar.takˈserk.seːs/, [ärt̪äkˈs̠ɛrks̠eːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ar.takˈserk.ses/, [ärt̪äkˈsɛrkses]

Proper noun

Artaxerxēs m sg (genitive Artaxerxis); third declension

1. The name of several kings of Persia

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Artaxerxēs
Genitive	Artaxerxis
Dative	Artaxerxī
Accusative	Artaxerxem
Ablative	Artaxerxe
Vocative	Artaxerxēs

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁ.taˈʃɛʁ.ʃis/ [ah.taˈʃɛh.ʃis]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁ.taˈʃɛʁ.ʃis/ [ah.taˈʃɛh.ʃis]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aɾ.taˈʃɛɾ.ʃis/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aʁ.taˈʃɛʁ.ʃiʃ/ [aχ.taˈʃɛχ.ʃiʃ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aɻ.taˈʃɛɻ.ʃes/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾ.tɐˈʃɛɾ.ʃɨʃ/

Proper noun

Artaxerxes m

1. (historical) Artaxerxes (the name of several Persian kings)