Ἀρταΰντης

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎠𐎺𐎠 (a-r-t-a-v-a, truthful, righteous).[1][2]

Proper noun

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Ἀρταΰντης (Artaǘntēsm (genitive Ἀρταΰντεω); second declension

  1. a male given name from Old Persian Artauntes, name of several Persian generals

Descendants

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  • Greek: Ἀρταΰντης (Artaǘntēs)
  • Latin: Artauntēs

References

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  1. ^ Hinz, Walther (1975) “*rtavanta-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 217
  2. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) “4.2.1520. *Ṛtavanta-”, 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 303

Further reading

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