Σπιθάμης

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Median *Spitāmah. Compare with Ancient Greek Σπιταμᾶς (Spitamâs).[1]

Proper noun

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Σπιθάμης (Spithámēsm (genitive Σπιθάμου); ? declension

  1. a male given name from Old Median: Spithames
    1. father of Satrabates

Descendants

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  • Greek: Σπιθάμης (Spithámis)
  • Latin: Spithamēs

References

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  1. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) “4.2.1603. *Spitāma-”, 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 314

Further reading

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  • Justi, Ferdinand (1895) “Spitāma”, in Iranisches Namenbuch[1] (in German), Marburg: N. G. Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 309b