Ἀρταουάσδης

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Persian *R̥tavazdāh.[1][2][3][4]

Proper noun

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Ἀρταουάσδης (Artaouásdēsm (genitive Ἀρταουάσδου); second declension

  1. a male given name, Artavasdes, from Old Persian, name of several kings of Armenia and Media

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Greek: Ἀρταουάσδης (Artaouásdēs)
  • Latin: Artavasdes

References

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  1. ^ Rüdiger Schmitt, “Medisches und persisches Sprachgut bei Herodot,” ZDMG 117, 1967, p. 128
  2. ^ Hinz, Walther (1975) “*rtavazdah-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 217
  3. ^ Rüdiger Schmitt, "ARTAVASDES" in Encyclopædia Iranica, December 15, 1986
  4. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) 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 297

Further reading

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