Narses

English

Alternative forms

• Narseos (Greek)
• Narseus (Latin)
• Narseh, Narsah, Narse (Middle Persian)
• Nersi, Narsi (Persian)
• Nerses, Nerseh (Armenian)
• Narsai, Narsay (Syriac)
• Nerse (Georgian)
• Nairyosangha (Avestan)
• Narsaph (Coptic)
• Narsieh

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ναρσῆς (Narsês), from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭥𐭮𐭧𐭩 (Narseh) or Parthian 𐭍𐭓𐭉𐭎𐭇𐭅 (nrysḥw /⁠Narisaxw⁠/), both ultimately from Old Iranian *Naryasanhah.

Proper noun

Narses

1. A male given name of historical usage.

Translations

given name

• Arabic: نَرْسِي (narsī)
• Aramaic:

  Classical Syriac: ܢܪܣܝ (Narsay)

• Armenian:

  Old Armenian: Ներսեհ (Nerseh), Ներսէս (Nersēs)

• Avestan: 𐬥𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬋⸱𐬯𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬀 (naⁱriiō.saŋha)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Georgian: ნერსე (ka) (nerse)
• Greek:

  Ancient: Ναρσῆς (Narsês)

• Latin: Narseus, Narses
• Middle Persian: 𐭭𐭥𐭮𐭧𐭩 (Narsah, Narseh, Narsē), nlsyh (Narsēh)
• Parthian: 𐭍𐭓𐭉𐭎𐭇𐭅 (Narisaxw)
• Persian: نرسه (narse), نرسی (nersi)
• Portuguese: Narses m

Anagrams

• Sernas, Nasers, SNAREs, Arnses, Nasser, RNases, snares, Snares, Saners, sarsen

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ναρσής (Narsḗs), from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭥𐭮𐭧𐭩 (Narseh) or Parthian 𐭍𐭓𐭉𐭎𐭇𐭅 (nryshw), both ultimately from Old Iranian *Naryasanhah.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈnar.seːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈnar.ses]

Proper noun

Narsēs m sg (genitive Narsis); third declension

1. (historical) The king of the Persians under Diocletian

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Narsēs
genitive	Narsis
dative	Narsī
accusative	Narsem
ablative	Narse
vocative	Narsēs

References

• “Narses”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Narses”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Portuguese

Proper noun

Narses m

1. a male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Narses, notably borne by a Byzantine general