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Ἀραμάσδης

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Parthian.[1][2] Compare Old Armenian Արամազդ (Aramazd), Avestan 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬀 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 (ahura mazdā). Doublet of Ὡρομάζης (Hōromázēs).

    Proper noun

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    Ἀραμάσδης (Aramásdēsm

    1. a male given name from Parthian
      • 22–21 BCE, parchment found in Avroman, Media, about a vineyard sale, A.12 (≈ B.15–16)[3][4]:
        Ἀραμάσδης Ἰωδαβοχθ<ο>υ, Μιραδάτης Μιραβανδάκου, Γερ[ίκ]ης Ἀρδήνου
        Aramásdēs Iōdabokhth<ο>u, Miradátēs Mirabandákou, Ger[ík]ēs Ardḗnou
        Aramasdes son of Jodabochthes, Miradates son of Mirabandaces, Gerices son of Ardenes

    References

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    1. ^ Meillet, Antoine (1918), “De quelques noms propres parthes”, in Bulletin de la Société de linguistique de Paris (in French), volume 21, page 25 of 24–25
    2. ^ Bailey, H. W. (1931), “To the Žāmāsp-Nāmak II”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental Studies[1], volume 6, number 3, page 592 of 581–600
    3. ^ Minns, Ellis H. (1915), “Parchments of the Parthian Period from Avroman in Kurdistan”, in The Journal of Hellenic Studies, volume 35, →DOI, page 30
    4. ^ Canali De Rossi, Filippo (2004), Iscrizioni dello Estremo Oriente Greco (Inschriften griechischer Städte aus Kleinasien; 65), Bonn: Dr. Rudolf Habelt GmbH, →ISBN, §455, page 268