Achaemenid

See also: Achæmenid

English

Alternative forms

• Achaemenide (archaic)
• Achæmenid, Achæmenide (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Achaemenidēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀχαιμενίδης (Akhaimenídēs), from Ancient Greek Ἀχαιμένης (Akhaiménēs) +‎ Ancient Greek -ίδης (-ídēs, patronymic suffix). By surface analysis, Achaemenes +‎ -id.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈkiːmənɪd/, /əˈkɛmənɪd/

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• Hyphenation: A‧chae‧me‧nid

Adjective

Achaemenid (not comparable)

2. Of or relating to the dynasty which ruled the Persian empire c. 550–330 BCE (the Achaemenid Empire), founded by Achaemenes.

Derived terms

• Achaemenid Aramaic
• Achaemenid Empire

Translations

of or relating to the dynasty which ruled the Persian empire c. 550–330 BCE

• Arabic: هَخَامَنِشِيّ (haḵāmanišiyy)
• Armenian: աքեմենյան (akʻemenyan)
• Catalan: aquemènida (ca)
• Czech: achaimenovský
• French: achéménide (fr)
• German: achämenidisch
• Hindi: हख़ामनी (haxāmanī)
• Persian: هخامنشی (fa) (haxâmaneši)

  Old Persian: 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁𐎡𐎹 (h-x-a-m-n-i-š-i-y /⁠haxāmanišiya⁠/)

• Polish: achemenidzki
• Portuguese: aqueménida (Portugal), aquemênida (Brazil)
• Russian: ахемени́дский (ru) (axemenídskij)
• Spanish: aqueménida (es)
• Tajik: ҳахоманишӣ (haxomaniši)
• Turkish: Hahameniş
• Urdu: ہَخامَنِشی (haxāmaniśī)
• Welsh: Achaemenaidd

Noun

Achaemenid (plural Achaemenids or Achaemenidae)

2. A member of the dynasty which ruled the Persian empire c. 550–330 BCE (the Achaemenid Empire).

Translations

a member of the dynasty which ruled the Persian empire c. 550–330 BCE

• Arabic: هَخَامَنِشِيّ m (haḵāmanišiyy)
• Armenian: Աքեմենյան (Akʻemenyan)
• Catalan: aquemènida (ca) m or f
• Czech: Achaimenovec m
• French: Achéménide
• German: Achämenide m
• Greek: Αχαιμενίδης (el) m (Achaimenídis)

  Ancient Greek: Ἀχαιμενίδης m (Akhaimenídēs)

• Hindi: हख़ामनी (haxāmanī)
• Irish: Acaeiméineach m, Acaeiméinigh m pl
• Latin: Achaemenidēs m
• Persian: هخامنشی (fa) (haxâmaneši)
• Portuguese: aqueménida m (Portugal), aquemênida m (Brazil)
• Russian: Ахемени́д (ru) (Axemeníd)
• Turkish: Hahamenişi

Synonyms

• Achaemenean
• Achaemenian
• Hakhamanishi, Hakhamaneshi