Arsaces

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Arsacēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρσάκης (Arsákēs), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣 (a-r-š-k /⁠R̥šakaʰ⁠/); see there for more.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɑɹsəˌsiz/, /ɑɹˈseɪsiz/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːsəˌsiz/, /ɑːˈseɪsiz/

Proper noun

Arsaces

1. (historical) The dynastic name of several Parthian and Armenian kings of the Arsacid dynasty.
   • 2008, Francois Chamoux, Hellenistic Civilization, →ISBN, page 80:

     Further west, between Bactria and the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea, Parthyaea, a vast region corresponding to the northeast of Iran, was invaded by a nomadic population under a chief named Arsaces.

Derived terms

• Arsacean
• Arsacian

Related terms

• Arsacid

Translations

dynastic name

• Arabic: أَرْشَك m (ʔaršak)
• Armenian: Արշակ (Aršak)

  Old Armenian: Արշակ (Aršak)

• French: Arsace m
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: Ἀρσάκης m (Arsákēs)

• Hindi: अर्शक m (arśak), अर्षक m (arṣak)
• Italian: Arsace (it) m
• Latin: Arsacēs m
• Parthian: 𐭀𐭓𐭔𐭊 (ʾršk /⁠aršak⁠/)
• Persian: ارشک (fa) (aršak), اشک (fa) (ašk)

  Old Persian: 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣 (a-r-š-k /⁠aršaka⁠/)

• Portuguese: Arsaces m
• Russian: Арша́к (ru) m (Aršák)
• Sanskrit: ऋषक m (ṛṣaka), अर्षक m (arṣaka)
• Tajik: Аршак (Aršak), Ашк (Ašk)
• Turkish: Arşak

  Ottoman Turkish: ارشك (Erşek, Arşak)

• Uzbek: Arshak

Anagrams

• Caesars, Carases, Ceasars, Cæsars, acrases, caesars, resacas, sarcase

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀρσάκης (Arsákēs), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣 (a-r-š-k /⁠R̥šakaʰ⁠/).

Proper noun

Arsaces

1. Arsaces

Related terms

• Arsacidēs

Descendants

• English: Arsaces
• French: Arsace
• Italian: Arsace
• Portuguese: Arsaces

Further reading

• “Arsaces”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Proper noun

Arsaces m

1. (historical) Arsaces (name of several Parthian and Armenian kings)