Ecbatana

See also: Ecbátana

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin Ecbatana, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Ἐκβάτανα (Ekbátana), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] ; see Old Persian 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 (Hangmatāna) for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛkˈbætənə/

Proper noun

Ecbatana

1. (historical) The capital of Media and subsequently a royal residence of Persian and Parthian kings.

Related terms

• Hamadan

Translations

capital of Media

• Akkadian: 𒆳𒀀𒃵𒋫𒉡 (^kurA-gam-ta-nu)
• Ancient Greek: Ἐκβάτανα n (Ekbátana), Ἀγβάτανα n (Agbátana)
• Aramaic: אַחְמְתָא
• Armenian: Եկբատան (Ekbatan)

  Old Armenian: Եկբատան (Ekbatan), Ահմատան (Ahmatan)

• German: Ekbatana n
• Hebrew: please add this translation if you can
• Latin: Ecbatana f, Ecbatanas, Ecbatanis Partiorum
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• Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭧𐭬𐭲𐭠𐭭 (Ahmadān)
• Old Persian: 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 (Ha(n)gmatāna)
• Parthian: 𐭀𐭇𐭌𐭕𐭍 (ʾhmtn [Ahmadān])
• Persian: هگمتانه (hegmatâne)
• Portuguese: Ecbátana
• Russian: Э̀кбата́на f (Èkbatána), (archaic) Э̀кба́таны pl (Èkbátany), (archaic) Екба́таны pl (Jekbátany)
• Spanish: Ecbatana f

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Spanish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin Ecbatana, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Ἐκβάτανα (Ekbátana), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Persian 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 (Ha(n)gmatāna, “Ecbatana”).

Proper noun

Ecbatana f

1. (historical) Ecbatana (a city in Iran)