اردشیر

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭠𐭥𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭥 (Ardaxšīr), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 (Artaxšaçā), which was borrowed into Greek, Latin, and then English as Artaxerxes.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔaɾ.da.ˈʃeːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäɾ.d̪ä.ʃéːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäɾ.d̪ä.ʃéːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäɾ.d̪ä.ʃéːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäɾ.d̪ä.ʃéːɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæɹ.d̪e.ʃíːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäɾ.d̪ä.ʃéɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	ardašēr
Dari reading?	ardašēr
Iranian reading?	ardešir
Tajik reading?	ardašer

Proper noun

Dari	اردشیر
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Ардашер

اردشیر • (ardešêr)

1. a male given name, Ardeshir, Ardashir, or Ardasher, from Middle Persian

   اردشیر دوم ― ardešir-e dovvom ― Artaxerxes II