Narses

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English

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 Narses (disambiguation) on Wikipedia
 Narsai (disambiguation) on Wikipedia
 Nerses (disambiguation) on Wikipedia
 Narseh on Wikipedia

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Ναρσῆς (Narsês), from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭥𐭮𐭧𐭩 (Narseh) or Parthian 𐭍𐭓𐭉𐭎𐭇𐭅 (nryshw), both ultimately from Old Iranian *Naryasanga-, *Narēsanga-.

Proper noun

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Narses

  1. A male given name of historical usage

Translations

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Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Narsēs m sg (genitive Narsis); third declension

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

Declension

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Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Narsēs
Genitive Narsis
Dative Narsī
Accusative Narsem
Ablative Narse
Vocative Narsēs

References

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  • 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

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Proper noun

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Narses m

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